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Genetic features of late onset primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adolescence or adulthood.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wang Yini, Wang Zhao, Zhang Jia, Wei Qing, Tang Ran, Qi Junyuan, Li Lihong, Ye Liping, Wang Jijun, Ye Ling
Abstract excerpt
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening condition of uncontrolled immune activation leading to extreme inflammation. Primary HLH was once believed to be a disease that occurred only in infancy or young children, and was rarely diagnosed in adults. It is now understood that patients can develop primary HLH in their adolescence or adulthood. This study included 252 adolescent and adult...
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