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Unexpected diagnosis of WHIM syndrome in refractory autoimmune cytopenia.
Blood advances - 8 Oct 2024
Garcia-Carmona Yolanda, Chavez Jose, Gernez Yael, Geyer Julia T, Bussel James B, Cunningham-Rundles Charlotte
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ABSTRACT: WHIM (warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis) syndrome is a rare primary immunodeficiency predominantly caused by heterozygous gain-of-function mutations in the C-terminus of the gene CXCR4. These CXCR4 variants display impaired receptor trafficking with persistence of the CXCR4 receptor on the surface, resulting in hyperactive downstream signaling after CXCL12 stimulation. In turn,...
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