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X linked agammaglobulinaemia with a 'leaky' phenotype.
Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Jun 1996
Jones A, Bradley L, Alterman L, Tarlow M, Thompson R, Kinnon C, Morgan G
Abstract excerpt
Typical X linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA) is characterised by absence of immunoglobulin production and lack of mature B cells. The gene responsible for XLA has recently been identified, and codes for a B cell tyrosine kinase, BTK. A family affected by a B cell immunodeficiency, which is less severe than classical XLA, is described but they had a pedigree suggestive of X linked inheritance. Demonstration of a...
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