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A congenital mutation of the novel gene LRRC8 causes agammaglobulinemia in humans.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 2003
Sawada Akihisa, Takihara Yoshihiro, Kim Ji Yoo, Matsuda-Hashii Yoshiko, Tokimasa Sadao, Fujisaki Hiroyuki, Kubota Keiko, Endo Hiroko, Onodera Takashi, Ohta Hideaki, Ozono Keiichi, Hara Junichi
Abstract excerpt
A girl with congenital agammaglobulinemia and minor facial anomalies lacked B cells in peripheral blood: karyotypic analysis of white blood cells showed balanced translocation, t(9;20)(q33.2;q12). In the current study, we isolated a novel gene, leucine-rich repeat-containing 8 (LRRC8), at the tra...
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