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Comèl-Netherton syndrome defined as primary immunodeficiency.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Sept 2009
Renner Ellen D, Hartl Dominik, Rylaarsdam Stacey, Young Marguerite L, Monaco-Shawver Linda, Kleiner Gary, Markert M Louise, Stiehm E Richard, Belohradsky Bernd H, Upton Melissa P, Torgerson Troy R, Orange Jordan S, Ochs Hans D
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5 (SPINK5), encoding the serine protease inhibitor lympho-epithelial Kazal-type 5 related inhibitor (LEKTI), cause Comèl-Netherton syndrome, an autosomal-recessive disease characterized by congenital ichthyosis, bamboo hair, and atopic...
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