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The role of Bruton's tyrosine kinase in B-cell development and function: a genetic perspective.
Immunological reviews - 1 Jun 2000
Satterthwaite A B, Witte O N
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) result in the B-cell immunodeficiencies X-linked agammaglobulinemia in humans and X-linked immunodeficiency in mice. These diseases are characterized by blocks in B-cell development at multiple stages and impaired function of residual mature B cells. This review focuses on a series of in vivo genetic studies that have begun to define the mechanism by which Btk regulates...
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