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Novel and atypical splicing mutation in a compound heterozygous UNC13D defect presenting in Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis triggered by EBV infection.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Aug 2014
Alsina L, Colobran R, de Sevilla M F, Català A, Viñas L, Ricart S, Plaza A M, Lois S, Juan M, Pujol-Borrell R, Martinez-Gallo M
Abstract excerpt
Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis type 3 (FHL3) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in UNC13D gene, coding the granule priming factor Munc13-4 that intervenes in NK and T cell cytotoxic function. Here we report the case of a 17-month-old girl with prolonged symptomatic EBV infectious mononucleosis and clinical symptoms of hemophagocytic syndrome. In vitro functional analysis pointed to a...
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