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Patients with X-linked lymphoproliferative disease due to BIRC4 mutation have normal invariant natural killer T-cell populations.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Jul 2009
Marsh Rebecca A, Villanueva Joyce, Kim Mi-Ok, Zhang Kejian, Marmer Dan, Risma Kimberly A, Jordan Michael B, Bleesing Jack J, Filipovich Alexandra H
Abstract excerpt
Human invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells) are a unique population of T cells that express an invariantly rearranged T-cell receptor (TCR) composed of TCRValpha24 and TCRVbeta11 chains which recognize glycosphingolipid antigens presented by the CD1d molecule. iNKT cells are absent in patients with X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) due to SH2D1A mutation, and are reported to be decreased in...
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