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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome in four male siblings from a consanguineous family from Lebanon.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Oct 2020
Mansour Rana, El-Orfali Youmna, Saber Antoine, Noun Dolly, Youssef Nour, Youssef Yolla, Hanna-Wakim Rima, Dbaibo Ghassan, Abboud Miguel, Massaad Michel J
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BACKGROUND: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID) characterized by microthrombocytopenia, bloody diarrhea, eczema, recurrent infections, and a high incidence of autoimmunity and malignancy. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mechanism of thrombocytopenia and infections in four boys of consanguineous parents from Lebanon. METHODS: Patient gDNA was studied using Next...
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