Two of the patients achieved 95% chimerism
Patient 1:
Received BMT
Donor cells from carrier mother
Increased enzyme levels
Improved joint mobility and ability to walk and climb
Improved pulmonary function
Decreased overall facial coarseness and finger stiffness
Corneal clouding remained unchanged
Patient 2:
Received a PBSCT
Grandmother donor
Developed acute GVHD grade II
Normal spleen size and liver size
Improved walk test
Mild tricuspid regurgitation and mitral regurgitation remained
Patient 3:
Unrelated cord blood donor
5/6 HLA-matched
Experienced graft failure
Died of pneumonia 11 months after transplantation