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Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) in X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA).
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Dec 2000
Vihinen M, Mattsson P T, Smith C I
Abstract excerpt
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a heritable immunodeficiency disorder that is caused by a differentiation block leading to almost complete absence of B lymphocytes and plasma cells. The affected protein is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase, Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (Btk). Btk along with Tec, Itk, Bmx and Txk belong to a distinct family of protein kinases. These proteins contain five...
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