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In this issue of the Journal, Markert et al.¹ teach us that transplanting pieces of human thymus can rescue children with the DiGeorge syndrome. Complete DiGeorge syndrome is a rare congenital disorder in which the thymus and parathyroids fail to develop; the result is long-lasting T-cell deficiency. It is a medical and scientific triumph that transplantations of fetal or postneonatal thymus fragments can lead to T-cell neogenesis, the achievement of T-cell immune competence, and, for some patients, the ability to live at home in an otherwise hostile microbial environment.

Although the disease is rare, it represents a unique opportunity to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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