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Frequent mutations in SH2D1A (XLP) in males presenting with high-grade mature B-cell neoplasms.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Sept 2013
Sandlund J T, Shurtleff S A, Onciu M, Horwitz E, Leung W, Howard V, Rencher R, Conley M E
Abstract excerpt
X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) is caused by mutations in SH2D1A, and is associated with overwhelming infectious mononucleosis, aplastic anemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, and B-cell lymphomas. However, the frequency of SH2D1A mutations in males who present with B NHL is unknown. Five cases of XLP were diagnosed among 158 males presenting with B NHL (approximately 3.2%). Four of the patients had two...
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