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Identification of novel MUNC13-4 mutations in familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and functional analysis of MUNC13-4-deficient cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2004
Yamamoto K, Ishii E, Sako M, Ohga S, Furuno K, Suzuki N, Ueda I, Imayoshi M, Yamamoto S, Morimoto A, Takada H, Hara T, Imashuku S, Sasazuki T, Yasukawa M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) has an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance and consists of at least three subtypes. FHL2 subtype with perforin (PRF1) mutation accounts for 30% of all FHL cases, while FHL with MUNC13-4 mutation was recently identified and designa...
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