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Perforin Gene Analaysis in an Iranian Family with Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Iranian journal of immunology : IJI - 1 Jun 2007
Galehdari Hamid, Mohammadi Ebrahim, Andashti Behnaz, Naderi Ali, Molavi Mohammad Ali
Abstract excerpt
Perforin gene (PRF1) mutations have been reported in 20-30% of patients with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL), an immune disorder of infancy and early childhood. Cytotoxic T and natural killer (NK) cell activities are remarkably reduced or absent in FHL patients. We report the first cases of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an Iranian family with two siblings. Exons 2 and 3 of the...
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