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Whole-exome sequencing identified a homozygous novel RAG1 mutation in a child with omenn syndrome.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2022
Wang Wendi, Wang Jian, Wang Jingjing, Liu Jingting, Pei Jianying, Li Wanyi, Wang Yanxia, Banerjee Santasree, Xu Ruifeng, Meng Zhaoyan, Yi Bin
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Omenn syndrome (OS) is a very rare type of severe combined immunodeficiencies manifested with erythroderma, eosinophilia, hepatosplenomegaly, lymph-adenopathy, and elevated level of serum IgE. OS is inherited with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Germline mutations in the human RAG1 gene cause OS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, we investigated a 2-month-old boy with...
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