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Mutations in Igalpha (CD79a) result in a complete block in B-cell development.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 1999
Minegishi Y, Coustan-Smith E, Rapalus L, Ersoy F, Campana D, Conley M E
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in Btk, mu heavy chain, or the surrogate light chain account for 85-90% of patients with early onset hypogammaglobulinemia and absent B cells. The nature of the defect in the remaining patients is unknown. We screened 25 such patients for mutations in genes encoding components of the pre-B-cell receptor (pre-BCR) complex. A 2-year-old girl was found to have a homozygous splice defect in Igalpha, a...
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