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Dried Blood Spots, an Affordable Tool to Collect, Ship, and Sequence gDNA from Patients with an X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia Phenotype Residing in a Developing Country.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Segundo Gesmar R S, Nguyen Anh T V, Thuc Huyen T, Nguyen Le N Q, Kobayashi Roger H, Le Hai T, Le Huong T M, Torgerson Troy R, Ochs Hans D
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Background: New sequencing techniques have revolutionized the identification of the molecular basis of primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) not only by establishing a gene-based diagnosis but also by facilitating defect-specific treatment strategies, improving quality of life and survival, and allowing factual genetic counseling. Because these techniques are generally not available for physicians and their...
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