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[Connecting isolated congenital asplenia to the ribosome].
Biologie aujourd'hui - 1 Jan 2014
Bolze Alexandre
Abstract excerpt
Isolated congenital asplenia is characterized by the absence of a spleen at birth without any other developmental defect. Isolated congenital asplenia is a rare and life-threatening disease that predisposes patients to severe bacterial infections. The first and main genetic etiology of isolated congenital asplenia was discovered in 2013. Mutations in the gene RPSA, which encodes ribosomal protein SA, cause more...
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