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Novel spectrum of perforin gene mutations in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in ethnic Omani patients.
American journal of hematology - 1 Dec 2007
Muralitharan Shanmugakonar, Wali Yasser A, Dennison David, Lamki Zakia A, Zachariah Mathew, Nagwa El Banna, Pathare Anil, Krishnamoorthy Rajagopal
Abstract excerpt
Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is an autosomal recessive immune disorder, characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia, markedly elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines, and impaired cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes. FHL is often fatal in early infancy. Histologic features include organ infiltration by activated macrophages and...
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