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A Novel Syntaxin 11 Gene (STX11) Mutation c.650T>C, p.Leu217Pro, in a Korean Child With Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Mar 2016
Sultanova Ardak K, Kim Seong-koo, Lee Jae Wook, Jang Pil-Sang, Chung Nack-Gyun, Cho Bin, Park Joonhong, Kim Yonggoo, Kim Myungshin
Abstract excerpt
We report the first Far Eastern case of a Korean child with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) caused by a novel syntaxin 11 (STX11) mutation. A 33-month-old boy born to non-consanguineous Korean parents was admitted for intermittent fever lasting one week, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and HLH in the bone marrow. Under the impression of HLH, genetic study revealed a novel homozygous missense...
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