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Mutations in the gene for the IL-7 receptor result in T(-)B(+)NK(+) severe combined immunodeficiency disease.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Aug 2000
Puel A, Leonard W J
Abstract excerpt
Recently, two SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency disease) patients with greatly diminished T cells but normal or increased numbers of B and NK cells (T(-)B(+)NK(+) SCID) were found to have mutations in the gene for the IL-7 receptor. This has established a major role for IL-7-receptor-dependent signaling in T cell development in humans and probably explains the diminished T cell numbers seen in patients with...
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