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Clinical characteristics and molecular analysis of three Chinese children with Omenn syndrome.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Aug 2011
Zhang Zhi-Yong, Zhao Xiao-Dong, Jiang Li-Ping, Liu En-Mei, Cui Yu-Xia, Wang Mo, Wei Hong, Yu Jie, An Yun-Fei, Yang Xi-Qiang
Abstract excerpt
Omenn syndrome (OS) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder and presents symptoms of severe combined immunodeficiency characterized by erythrodermia, eosinophilia, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and elevated serum IgE levels. OS has been found to be caused by mutations in RAG1 or RAG2 gene that result in partial V(D)J recombination activity. No study on OS has been reported in Chinese children so...
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