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Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in two brothers with X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Aug 2008
Schultz Kris Ann P, Neglia Joseph P, Smith Angela R, Ochs Hans D, Torgerson Troy R, Kumar Ashish
Abstract excerpt
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is often familial and is associated with high mortality. Primary (familial) HLH is known to occur in children with mutations in perforin, Munc13-4, or syntaxin 11. We describe a case series of two brothers who developed HLH in the setting of X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA, Bruton's disease) and adenovirus infection. Further studies revealed absence of Bruton's tyrosine...
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