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WASP levels in platelets and lymphocytes of wiskott-aldrich syndrome patients correlate with cell dysfunction.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Dec 1999
Shcherbina A, Rosen F S, Remold-O'Donnell E
Abstract excerpt
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, an inherited blood cell disorder due to mutations of the X-chromosome gene WASP (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein), was characterized originally by thrombocytopenia, immunodeficiency, and eczema. Whereas platelet dysfunction is severe and consistent, immune defects are clinically variable, ranging from negligible to life threatening. To understand this heterogeneity, we quantified WASP...
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