Article
Identification of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) gene mutations and characterization of the derived proteins in 35 X-linked agammaglobulinemia families: a nationwide study of Btk deficiency in Japan.
Blood - 15 Jul 1996
Hashimoto S, Tsukada S, Matsushita M, Miyawaki T, Niida Y, Yachie A, Kobayashi S, Iwata T, Hayakawa H, Matsuoka H, Tsuge I, Yamadori T, Kunikata T, Arai S, Yoshizaki K, Taniguchi N, Kishimoto T
Abstract excerpt
Deficiencies of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of human X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA). The distinctive phenotype observed in B-cell deficiency indicates the crucial role of Btk in B-cell development. This report describes a nationwide study of Btk defi...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase
- Agammaglobulinemia
- B-Lymphocytes
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Complementary
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Infant