Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: Diagnosis, Clinical and Laboratory Manifestations, and Treatment

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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked immunodeficiency disorder that has a variable clinical phenotype that correlates with the type of mutation in WASP, the gene encoding the WAS protein (WASP). WASP is a key regulator of actin polymerization in hematopoietic cells and has well-defined domains that are involved in signaling, cell locomotion, and immune synapse formation. Classic WAS often results...

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