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Alymphoplasia is caused by a point mutation in the mouse gene encoding Nf-kappa b-inducing kinase.
Nature genetics - 1 May 1999
Shinkura R, Kitada K, Matsuda F, Tashiro K, Ikuta K, Suzuki M, Kogishi K, Serikawa T, Honjo T
Abstract excerpt
The alymphoplasia (aly) mutation of mouse is autosomal recessive and characterized by the systemic absence of lymph nodes (LN) and Peyer's patches (PP) and disorganized splenic and thymic structures with immunodeficiency. Although recent reports have shown that the interaction between lymphotoxin (LT) and the LT beta-receptor (Ltbeta r, encoded by Ltbr) provides a critical signal for LN genesis in mice, the aly...
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