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A lesson for unraveling complex aspects of novel immunodeficiencies from the human equivalent of the nude/SCID phenotype.
Journal of hematotherapy & stem cell research - 1 Apr 2002
Pignata Claudio
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The human equivalent form of the severe combined congenital immunodeficiency of the nude/SCID mouse has been recently described in 2 siblings originating from a small community in southern Italy. Similar to the mouse, the human phenotype is characterized by a profound T cell ontogenetic defect associated with congenital alopecia and nail dystrophy. The disease is related in either mice and humans to molecular...
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