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A novel protocol to identify mutations in patients with wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Jones L N, Lutskiy M I, Cooley J, Kenney D M, Rosen F S, Remold-O'Donnell E
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of WASP (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein) underlie the severe immunodeficiency/platelet disorder Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) and its milder variant X-linked thrombocytopenia (XLT). The affected gene, a 12-exon structure on the X-chromosome, is expressed exclusively in blood cells. The encoded product WASP is a 502-amino-acid scaffolding protein that functions in stimulus-induced nucleation of actin...
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