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X-linked hyper IgM (HIGM1) in an African kindred: the first report from South Africa.
BMC pediatrics - 28 Nov 2003
Pienaar Sandra, Eley Brian S, Hughes Jane, Henderson Howard E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and molecular features of the first South African family with X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome (HIGM1). METHODS: Diagnoses were based on immunoglobulin results and the absence of CD40 ligand (CD40L) expression on activated T-cells. Complete molecular characterisation involved CD40L cDNA sequencing, and genomic DNA analysis by polymerase chain...
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