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Advances in the management and understanding of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS).
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 2010
Teachey David T, Seif Alix E, Grupp Stephan A
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a disorder of T cell dysregulation caused by defective Fas-mediated apoptosis. Patients with ALPS can develop a myriad of clinical manifestations including lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, autoimmunity and increased rates of malignancy. ALPS may be more common that originally thought, and testing for ALPS should be considered in patients with unexplained...
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