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Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome presenting with a clinical picture mimicking juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia
28 Sept 2012
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked immunodeficiency caused by defects of the WAS protein (WASP) gene. Patients with WAS typically demonstrate micro-thrombocytopenia. PROCEDURES: The report describes seven male infants with WAS that initially presented with leukocytosis, monocytosis, and myeloid and erythroid precursors in the peripheral blood (PB) and dysplasia in the bone marrow (BM),...
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