Article
Combined de-novo mutation and non-random X-chromosome inactivation causing Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in a female with thrombocytopenia.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Oct 2013
Boonyawat Boonchai, Dhanraj Santhosh, Al Abbas Fahad, Zlateska Bozana, Grunenbaum Eyal, Roifman Chaim M, Steele Leslie, Meyn Stephen, Blanchette Victor, Scherer Stephen W, Swierczek Sabina, Prchal Josef, Zhu Qili, Torgerson Troy R, Ochs Hans D, Dror Yigal
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Disorders linked to mutations in the X chromosomes typically affect males. The aim of the study is to decipher the mechanism of disease expression in a female patient with a heterozygous mutation on the X-chromosome. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Clinical data was extracted from the Canadian Inherited Marrow Failure Registry. Genomic ribonucleic acid (DNA) and complementary DNA (cDNA) underwent Sanger...
Topics
- Antibody Formation
- DNA Methylation
- Female
- Genes, X-Linked
- Genotype
- Humans
- Immunity
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Microarray Analysis
