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Two cases of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in neonates due to gene mutations.
Fetal and pediatric pathology - 1 Jul 2013
Zhang Shulian, Zhang Rong, Chen Chao, Sun Jinqiao
Abstract excerpt
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked recessive disease characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenia and immune deficiency. WAS gene mutations impair WAS protein function which cause WAS. The WAS-related disorders of X-linked thrombocytopenia (XLT) and X-linked congenital neutropenia (XLN) may have similar but less severe symptoms those are also caused by mutations of the same gene. We present two cases...
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