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Omenn syndrome--review of several phenotypes of Omenn syndrome and RAG1/RAG2 mutations in Japan.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Jun 2006
Kato Masahiko, Kimura Hirokazu, Seki Mitsuru, Shimada Akira, Hayashi Yasuhide, Morio Tomohiro, Kumaki Satoru, Ishida Yasushi, Kamachi Yoshiro, Yachie Akihiro
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Omenn syndrome (OS) is a form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) characterized by 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 rest...
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