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Genotype-phenotype study of familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis due to perforin mutations.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2008
Trizzino A, zur Stadt U, Ueda I, Risma K, Janka G, Ishii E, Beutel K, Sumegi J, Cannella S, Pende D, Mian A, Henter J-I, Griffiths G, Santoro A, Filipovich A, Aricò M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: PRF1 gene mutations are associated with familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 2 (FHL2). Genotype-phenotype analysis, previously hampered by limited numbers of patients, was for the first time performed by data pooling from five large centres worldwide. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Members of the Histiocyte Society were asked to report cases of FHL2 on specific forms. Data were pooled in a common...
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