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[Clinical and genealogical characteristics in families with Nijmegen breakage syndrome].
TSitologiia i genetika - 1 Jan 2000
Kitsera N I, Polishchuk R S, Akopian H R, Markevych N V, Kostiuchenko L V, Troianovs'ka O O, Skoropad L L
Abstract excerpt
Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by microcephaly, immunodeficiency and high predisposition for malignancies, particularly B-lymphoma. Clinical and genealogical analysis has been conducted in 7 families with NBS. Eight children with NBS (5 boys and 3 girls) were observed at the age from 7 months to 11 years. All the children were homozygous carriers for mutation...
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