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Dominant inhibition of Fas ligand-mediated apoptosis due to a heterozygous mutation associated with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) Type Ib.
BMC medical genetics - 2 Jul 2007
Bi Lilia L, Pan George, Atkinson T Prescott, Zheng Lixin, Dale Janet K, Makris Christopher, Reddy Vishnu, McDonald Jay M, Siegel Richard M, Puck Jennifer M, Lenardo Michael J, Straus Stephen E
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BACKGROUND: Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a disorder of lymphocyte homeostasis and immunological tolerance due primarily to genetic defects in Fas (CD95/APO-1; TNFRSF6), a cell surface receptor that regulates apoptosis and its signaling apparatus. METHODS: Fas ligand gene mutations from ALPS patients were identified through cDNA and genomic DNA sequencing. Molecular and biochemical assessment...
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