Article
Human severe combined immunodeficiency due to a defect in ZAP-70, a T cell tyrosine kinase.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 10 Jun 1994
Elder M E, Lin D, Clever J, Chan A C, Hope T J, Weiss A, Parslow T G
Abstract excerpt
A homozygous mutation in the kinase domain of ZAP-70, a T cell receptor-associated protein tyrosine kinase, produced a distinctive form of human severe combined immunodeficiency. Manifestations of this disorder included profound immunodeficiency, absence of peripheral CD8+ T cells, and abundant peripheral CD4+ T cells that were refractory to T cell receptor-mediated activation. These findings demonstrate that...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Cloning, Molecular
- Female
- Frameshift Mutation
- Gene Deletion
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Infant
