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An interleukin-2 receptor gamma chain mutation with normal thymus morphology.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 15 Dec 1997
Sharfe N, Shahar M, Roifman C M
Abstract excerpt
One of the most common human immunodeficiencies is an X-linked condition arising from mutations of the gamma subunit of the interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2Rgamma). The IL-2Rgamma protein is one chain of the heterotrimeric (alpha, beta, gamma) IL-2 receptor, but also participates in the formation of the IL-4, 7, 9, and 15 receptor complexes. The diagnosis of X-linked SCID is usually relatively simple due to the...
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