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Omenn syndrome due to ARTEMIS mutations.
Blood - 1 Jun 2005
Ege Markus, Ma Yunmei, Manfras Burkhard, Kalwak Krzysztof, Lu Haihui, Lieber Michael R, Schwarz Klaus, Pannicke Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Omenn syndrome (OS) is characterized by severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) associated with erythrodermia, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and alopecia. In patients with OS, B cells are mostly absent, T-cell counts are normal to elevated, and T cells are frequently activated and express a restricted T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire. Thus far, inherited hypomorphic mutations of the recombination...
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