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Highlighting the problematic reliance on CD18 for diagnosing leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1.
Immunologic research - 1 Apr 2016
Levy-Mendelovich Sarina, Rechavi Erez, Abuzaitoun Omar, Vernitsky Helly, Simon Amos J, Lev Atar, Somech Raz
Abstract excerpt
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1) is an autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency, hallmarked by defective polymorphonuclear transmigration. It is caused by mutations in the gene encoding CD18, which interfere with the CD18/CD11 heterodimerization and expression on leukocyte cell surface. LAD-1 diagnosis rests primarily on the measurement of CD18 expression. However, CD18 measurement entails its...
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