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Fas/Apo1 mutations and autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome in a patient with type 2 autoimmune hepatitis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 1997
Pensati L, Costanzo A, Ianni A, Accapezzato D, Iorio R, Natoli G, Nisini R, Almerighi C, Balsano C, Vajro P, Vegnente A, Levrero M
Abstract excerpt
Inherited mutations of the Fas/Apo1/CD95 gene, a cell-surface receptor involved in cell death signaling and in the control of self-reactivity, characterize the recently identified autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndromes. A patient with type 2 autoimmune hepatitis with the immunologic and genetic features of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome is described. The clinical picture was dominated by liver disease...
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