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Successful renal transplantation in a patient with a Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) gene mutation.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Aug 2015
Chovancova Zita, Kuman Milan, Vlkova Marcela, Litzman Jiri
Abstract excerpt
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder caused by mutations in the WAS protein (WASP) gene. Renal disease progressing to renal failure is a well-recognized complication in patients with WAS. Only a few case reports of renal transplantation have been reported to date. Here, we present a patient with a WASP mutation who suffered from severe atopic eczema, mild thrombocytopenia and...
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