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Severe congenital neutropenia: genetics and pathogenesis.
Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association - 1 Jan 2006
Boxer Laurence A
Abstract excerpt
Severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) is a rare hematological disease characterized by a selective decrease in circulating neutrophils, bone marrow maturation arrest at the promyelocyte stage, and occurrence of infections. Studies of SCN patients revealed impaired proliferative characteristics and accelerated apoptosis of bone marrow progenitor cells. Sequencing analysis indicated a heterozygous deletion or...
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