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Transplantation from a symptomatic carrier sister restores host defenses but does not prevent colitis in NEMO deficiency.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Mar 2016
Klemann Christian, Pannicke Ulrich, Morris-Rosendahl Deborah J, Vlantis Katerina, Rizzi Marta, Uhlig Holm, Vraetz Thomas, Speckmann Carsten, Strahm Brigitte, Pasparakis Manolis, Schwarz Klaus, Ehl Stephan, Rohr Jan C
Abstract excerpt
NF-κB essential modulator (NEMO) deficiency causes ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency in males, while manifesting as incontinentia pigmenti in heterozygous females. We report a family with NEMO deficiency, in which a female carrier displayed skewed X-inactivation favoring the mutant NEMO allele associated with symptoms of Behçet's disease. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of an affected boy from...
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