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Prenatal diagnosis of JAK3 deficient SCID.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jul 1999
Schumacher R F, Mella P, Lalatta F, Fiorini M, Giliani S, Villa A, Candotti F, Notarangelo L D
Abstract excerpt
The JAK3 gene, encoding a tyrosine kinase functionally coupled to cytokine receptors which share the common gamma chain, has been identified as the defective gene for autosomal recessive severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Thus, specific mutational diagnosis has become possible. We screened all exons with a combined single strand conformational polymorphism and hetero-duplex formation assay followed by...
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