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Transient myelodysplastic syndrome in X-linked agammaglobulinemia with a novel Btk mutation.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Dec 2008
Narula Gaurav, Currimbhoy Zinet
Abstract excerpt
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a rare disorder in which recurrent infections occur due to low serum globulins and circulating B lymphocytes caused by a mutation in the Bruton tyrosine kinase (Btk) gene. While myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) associated with low B lymphocyte counts has been described, clonal cytogenetic abnormalities in confirmed cases of XLA have never been reported. We describe a case of XLA...
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