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Decreased Severity and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in younger patients with bone marrow failure: Description of 4 clinical cases.
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  • Paul Castillo,
  • Farid Boulad,
  • Monica Bhatia,
  • Staci Arnold,
  • Jeffrey Lipton,
  • Winfred Wang,
  • Jason Farrar,
  • Vandy Black,
  • Carolyn Bennett,
  • Akiko Shimamura,
  • Peter Kurre,
  • Adrianna Vlachos
Paul Castillo
University of Florida

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Farid Boulad
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Monica Bhatia
Columbia University Medical Center
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Staci Arnold
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University
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Jeffrey Lipton
Cohen Children's Medical Center
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Winfred Wang
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Jason Farrar
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Vandy Black
University of Florida
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Carolyn Bennett
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Akiko Shimamura
Boston Children's Hospital
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Peter Kurre
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Adrianna Vlachos
Cohen Children's Medical Center
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Abstract

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is having devastating effects on every country around the world. SARS-CoV-2 can be fatal in patients with described risk factors. A question remains as to whether other immunosuppressed populations are at risk for severe complications. There is limited data on the impact of COVID-19 in young patients with bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFs). 29 institutions, from the NAPAAC consortium, reported 4 with BMFs diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. These patients presented with relatively mild clinical courses, raising questions as to why this apparently low morbidity and mortality