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Development of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma in an adult with biallelic STXBP2 mutations.
Haematologica - 1 May 2013
Machaczka Maciej, Klimkowska Monika, Chiang Samuel C C, Meeths Marie, Müller Martha-Lena, Gustafsson Britt, Henter Jan-Inge, Bryceson Yenan T
Abstract excerpt
Experimental model systems have delineated an important role for cytotoxic lymphocytes in the immunosurveillance of cancer. In humans, perforin-deficiency has been associated with occurrence of hematologic malignancies. Here, we describe an Epstein-Barr virus-positive classical Hodgkin's lymphoma in a patient harboring biallelic mutations in STXBP2, a gene required for exocytosis of perforin-containing lytic...
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