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Omenn syndrome: a lack of tolerance on the background of deficient lymphocyte development and maturation.
Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 Jul 2006
Hönig Manfred, Schwarz Klaus
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Omenn syndrome is a rare inherited primary immunodeficiency characterized by severe combined immunodeficiency in combination with autoimmune features leading to squamous erythrodermia, alopecia, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and intractable diarrhea. Recent advances include characterizing the genetic basis of the syndrome and integrating the genetic defects into knowledge of tolerance...
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