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Antonia Kiwit1, Julian Trah1,2, Amelie T van der Ven3
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Pediatric Blood & Cancer
|October 22, 2025
Summary
This study identifies the first case of a de novo germline KIT mutation causing severe neonatal systemic mastocytosis (SM). Despite treatment, the infant experienced rapid disease progression and fatal outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Hematology
- Oncology
- Genetics
Background:
- Systemic mastocytosis (SM) in adults is typically caused by somatic KIT mutations.
- Neonatal SM is rare and its genetic basis is not fully understood.

