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XIAP deficiency in humans causes an X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome.
Nature - 2 Nov 2006
Rigaud Stéphanie, Fondanèche Marie-Claude, Lambert Nathalie, Pasquier Benoit, Mateo Véronique, Soulas Pauline, Galicier Lionel, Le Deist Françoise, Rieux-Laucat Frédéric, Revy Patrick, Fischer Alain, de Saint Basile Geneviève, Latour Sylvain
Abstract excerpt
The homeostasis of the immune response requires tight regulation of the proliferation and apoptosis of activated lymphocytes. In humans, defects in immune homeostasis result in lymphoproliferation disorders including autoimmunity, haemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis and lymphomas. The X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) is a rare, inherited immunodeficiency that is characterized by lymphohystiocytosis,...
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