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Jak3 and the pathogenesis of severe combined immunodeficiency.
Molecular immunology - 1 Jul 2004
O'Shea John J, Husa Matthew, Li Denise, Hofmann Sigrun R, Watford Wendy, Roberts Joseph L, Buckley Rebecca H, Changelian Paul, Candotti Fabio
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The discovery that Jak3 mutations are a significant cause of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare inherited defect characterized by lymphopenia, has provided valuable insights into the functions of Jak3 in lymphoid development and function. The current therapy for patients suffering from Jak3 SCID is hematopoetic stem cell transplantation, although gene therapy trials have also been performed. In lieu...
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