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Case Report: Mutations in JAK3 causing severe combined immunodeficiency complicated by disseminated Bacille Calmette-Guérin disease and Pneumocystis pneumonia.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2022
Pan Ying, Pan Hui, Lian Chunan, Wu Beiyan, Lin Jieying, Huang Guang, Cui Binglin
Abstract excerpt
Background: As a form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) deficiency can be fatal during severe infections in children, especially after inoculation of live-attenuated vaccines. We report a unique case of JAK3 deficiency with two compound heterozygous JAK3 mutations complicated by disseminated Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) disease and Pneumocystis pneumonia. Case description: A...
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