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Lead
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Age
0–25
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
\* If diagnosis of SCD must meet one or more of the following disease characteristics:
* Stroke, CNS hemorrhage or a neurologic event lasting longer than 24 hours, or abnormal cerebral MRI or cerebral arteriogram or MRI angiographic study and impaired neuropsychological testing
* Acute chest syndrome with a history of recurrent hospitalizations or exchange transfusions
* Recurrent vaso-occlusive pain 3 or more episodes per year for 3 years or more years or recurrent priapism,
* Impaired neuropsychological function and abnormal cerebral MRI scan
* Stage I or II sickle lung disease,
* Sickle nephropathy (moderate or severe proteinuria or a glomerular filtration rate \[GFR\] 30-50% of the predicted normal value)
* Bilateral proliferative retinopathy and major visual impairment in at least one eye
* Osteonecrosis of multiple joints with documented destructive changes
* Requirement for chronic transfusions
* RBC alloimmunization
Transfusion Dependent Alpha- or Beta-Thalassemia
Other Non-Malignant Hematologic Disorders:
Transfusion dependent or involve other potential life-threatening cytopenias, including but not limited to Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia, Severe Congenital Neutropenia and Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
cALD
* Diagnosis of ALD by abnormal plasma very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) profile or ABCD1 gene mutation
* Cerebral disease on MRI
* Absence of a Major Functional Disability (cortical blindness, loss of communication, wheelchair dependence) on the ALD Neurologic Function Scale
Other inherited metabolic disorders:
Any other inherited metabolic disorder for which alloHCT is indicated and for whom, in the opinion of the treating physician, the patient's best treatment option is with a haploidentical donor following non-myeloablatve conditioning.