Leukocyte adhesion deficiency II – from A to almost Z

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Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) type II is the second human disorder identified which involves the adhesion cascade. While in LAD I the integrin family is defective, in LAD II the selectin system is involved. The syndrome has been described in only five patients and is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. The infectious episodes and the severity are much milder than those observed in LAD I, and the...

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