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Childhood-onset inflammatory bowel diseases associated with mutation of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein gene.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Dec 2017
Ohya Takashi, Yanagimachi Masakatsu, Iwasawa Kentaro, Umetsu Shuichiro, Sogo Tsuyoshi, Inui Ayano, Fujisawa Tomoo, Ito Shuichi
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To screen primary immunodeficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS), and chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) among children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: This was a single-center retrospective study. Eighteen children with IBD were investigated. We analyzed their expression of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) in lymphocytes and superoxide generation in phagocytes using flow cytometry....
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