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Clinical characteristics of severe congenital neutropenia caused by novel ELANE gene mutations.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Feb 2015
Shu Zhou, Li Xiao-Hui, Bai Xiao-Ming, Zhang Zhi-Yong, Jiang Li-ping, Tang Xue-Mei, Zhao Xiao-dong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations within the ELANE gene, which encodes human neutrophil elastase, are the most common genetic causes of severe congenital neutropenia (SCN). No cases of SCN have been previously described from a Chinese population. Herein, we describe the clinical, hematologic and molecular characteristics of 7 Chinese SCN cases with novel ELANE mutations. METHODS: Seven Chinese pediatric patients (4 males and...
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