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Living With Bone Marrow Failure Diseases - 2022 San Antonio Patient & Family Virtual Conference

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Topic(s)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Living Well with Bone Marrow Failure
Managing Your Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Related Bone Marrow Failure Diseases and Malignancies
Presenter(s)
Krisstina Gowin, DO
In this conference session, Dr. Krisstina Gowin DO discusses best practices when living with bone marrow failure diseases.

Research Identifies How Gene Mechanisms Influence Pediatric MDS

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Each year, approximately 1 in every 1 million infants is diagnosed with pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of rare disorders characterized by the abnormal or deficient formation of blood cells in the bone marrow. However, researchers wanted to understand the…

Genetic Testing for Bone Marrow Failure Diseases

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Topic(s)
Living Well with Bone Marrow Failure
Managing Your Treatment
Presenter(s)
Jadee Neff, M.D., Ph.D., FCAP
In this webinar, Dr. Jadee Neff discusses how genetic testing used in the diagnostic process, how it can help identify possible causes of disease that inform decisions regarding appropriate therapies, identify potential donors for bone marrow transplant, and potential risk for…

Jadee Neff, M.D., Ph.D., FCAP

Institution
Duke Cancer Center
Physician Status
available for consultation
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Pediatric
About
Dr. Jadee Neff is a board-certified Pathologist who sees patients at Duke Cancer Center, Duke University Hospital and Duke Eye Center. She obtained her MD and PhD degrees at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and did her AP/CP pathology residency at Mayo Clinic. As a diagnostic hematopathologist and molecular genetic pathologist, her clinical interests are focused on the histologic examination of tissue and bone marrow biopsies to diagnose hematologic malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, etc.) as well as testing DNA from tumors or from blood to detect inherited or acquired mutations

Pediatric PNH - Diagnosis and Treatment

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Topic(s)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Presenter(s)
Satheesh Chonat, MD
In this webinar, Dr. Satheesh Chonat will discuss what is PNH, how PNH is diagnosed and what treatment options are available to pediatric patients. After the presentation, Dr. Chonat will answer questions from participants. Advance questions can be submitted to help@aamds.org.

Satheesh Chonat, MD

Institution
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Physician Status
available for consultation
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pediatric
About
Satheesh Chonat, MD, is a Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. He specializes in the care of children and young adults with nonmalignant rare blood disorders by using a variety of clinical and research-based tools. Dr. Chonat is the site investigator for various clinical and translational research projects, focused on rare red blood disorders, such as pyruvate kinase disease, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. The main focus of his laboratory

Clinical Trials and Children

Until recently, children were rarely included in studies of medical treatments. As a result, much is still unknown about how children respond to drugs, some biologics (such as gene therapy) and medical devices. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), only 20-30% of approved drugs have actually been labeled for use in children.

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