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Maternal germinal mosaicism of X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Mar 2001
Sakamoto M, Kanegane H, Fujii H, Tsukada S, Miyawaki T, Shinomiya N
Abstract excerpt
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is an immunodeficiency caused by abnormalities in tyrosine kinase (BTK), and is characterized by a deficiency of peripheral blood B cells. We studied cytoplasmic expression of BTK protein and analyzed the BTK gene (BTK) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from two siblings with XLA and additional family members. Cytoplasmic expression of BTK protein in monocytes was not...
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