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X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA): a genetic tyrosine kinase (Btk) disease.
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Oct 1996
Mattsson P T, Vihinen M, Smith C I
Abstract excerpt
X-linked agammaglobulinemia is a heritable immunodeficiency disease caused by a differentiation abnormality, resulting in the virtual absence of B lymphocytes and plasma cells. The affected gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase, Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase, designated Btk. Btk and the other family members, Tec, ltk and Bmx, contain five regions, four of which are common structural and...
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