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[Clinical features of X-linked agammaglobulinemia: analysis of 8 cases].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Aug 2004
Wang Xiao-Chuan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), caused by mutations in Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), is a common form of inherited antibody deficiency. There were very few case reports of this disease that were diagnosed only based on clinical findings in China. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical features of 8 Chinese cases with XLA with BTK defect which were confirmed by flow cytometry and/or...
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