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Spectrum of ELANE mutations in congenital neutropenia: a single-centre study in patients of Indian origin.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Dec 2018
Arun A Kumar, Senthamizhselvi Anandan, Hemamalini Suresh, Edison Eunice S, Korula Anu, Fouzia N A, George Biju, Mathews Vikram, Balasubramanian Poonkuzhali
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AIMS: Congenital and cyclical neutropenia are rare inherited diseases that result in recurrent life-threatening bacterial infections due to a deficiency of mature neutrophils. Cyclical neutropenia is usually caused by heterozygous ELANE mutations while congenital neutropenia is genetically heterogeneous with mutations in genes like ELANE, HAX-1, G6PC3 and GFI1. The presence of ELANE mutation aids in the...
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