Table 2.
Demographics of infants diagnosed via newborn screening with suspected congenital athymia whose families got involved in the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement activities
| Molecular diagnosis at referral (N) |
Median age in days at referral to GOSH (range) | DGS features (N) | Additional genetics* (N) | In vitroT-cell differentiation assay (N) | Treatment (N) | Median age in days at transplantation (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DGS 22q11.2DS: 2 CHD7: 2 |
36 (5 to 78) |
4 | 0 | 0 | TT: 4 |
101 (57 to 299) |
|
Undefined T−SCID: 5 |
55 (27 to 346)# |
3 | 4 | 5 |
TT: 3 HSCT: 2 |
195 (105 to 673) |
*genetic analyses beyond routinely available clinical testing; #1/5 patients received previous HSCT; CHD7 Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 7, DGS DiGeorge Syndrome, DS deletion syndrome, HSCT haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, N number, SCID severe combined immunodeficiency, TT thymus transplantation