1. Premature aging of the immune system affects the response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in β-thalassemia: role of an additional dose
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Rita Carsetti, Chiara Agrati, Valeria Maria Pinto, Barbara Gianesin, Rita Gamberini, Monica Fortini, Susanna Barella, Rita Denotti, Silverio Perrotta, Maddalena Casale, Aurelio Maggio, Lorella Pitrolo, Eleonora Tartaglia, Eva Piano Mortari, Francesca Colavita, Vincenzo Puro, Massimo Francalancia, Valeria Marini, Marco Caminati, Filippo Mazzi, Lucia De Franceschi, Gian Luca Forni, Franco Locatelli, Carsetti, Rita, Agrati, Chiara, Pinto, Valeria Maria, Gianesin, Barbara, Gamberini, Rita, Fortini, Monica, Barella, Susanna, Denotti, Rita, Perrotta, Silverio, Casale, Maddalena, Maggio, Aurelio, Pitrolo, Lorella, Tartaglia, Eleonora, Mortari, Eva Piano, Colavita, Francesca, Puro, Vincenzo, Francalancia, Massimo, Marini, Valeria, Caminati, Marco, Mazzi, Filippo, De Franceschi, Lucia, Forni, Gian Luca, and Locatelli, Franco
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thalassemia ,Vaccines, Synthetic ,COVID-19 Vaccines ,SARS-CoV-2 ,beta-Thalassemia ,Immunology ,COVID-19 ,Aging, Premature ,Cell Biology ,Hematology ,Antibodies, Viral ,Biochemistry ,Settore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICA ,Immune System ,Humans ,mRNA Vaccines - Abstract
Patients with beta-thalassemia show 5-fold increase in agestandardized lethality due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, representing a high-risk population compared with age- and sex-matched healthy subjects.(1) Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is crucial to reduce mortality and morbidity of frail patients.(2) Up to now, limited data have been available on the responses of patients with beta-thalassemia immunized with anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines.(3)
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- 2022