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X-linked agammaglobulinemia associated with B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Feb 2015
Hoshino Akihiro, Okuno Yusuke, Migita Masahiro, Ban Hideki, Yang Xi, Kiyokawa Nobutaka, Adachi Yuichi, Kojima Seiji, Ohara Osamu, Kanegane Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is clinically characterized by reduced number of peripheral B cells and diminished levels of serum immunoglobulins, and caused by a mutation in the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene, which play a pivotal role in signal transduction of pre-B-cell receptor (BCR) and BCR. B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) is the most common malignancy in children, and it may...
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