Childhood immunology
More efficient and effective diagnosis for children with inherited immune system disorders.
The most important function of a normal immune system is to protect the body against infection and maintain overall health, but in some people the immune system goes awry, causing components of the immune system to be missing or overactive.
For example, autoinflammatory disorders are diseases in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells. For patients with rare blood disorders such as inherited bone marrow failure syndromes their bone marrow doesn’t produce blood and this significantly increases their risk of developing leukaemia.
- immune dysregulation,
- auto inflammation and
- genetic bone marrow failure.
Early and accurate genetic diagnosis can significantly improve outcomes for children with these conditions through targeted treatments.
Project Investigators
Project leaders engage with and draw upon the expertise of partners within universities, research institutes and hospital and health services around Queensland.
Dr Jane Peake, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (Lead)
Dr John Roy, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Dr Pasquale Barbaro, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Dr Alberto Pinzon, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Dr Luke Droney, Pathology Queensland
Dr Ben Whitehead, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Dr David Gillis, Pathology Queensland
Dr Trisha Soosay Raj, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Dr Chris Fraser, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Dr Di Milnes, Genetic Health Queensland
Peter McNaughton, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Anna Sullivan, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
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