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Novel Fas (CD95/APO-1) mutations in infants with a lymphoproliferative disorder.
International immunology - 1 Feb 1998
Kasahara Y, Wada T, Niida Y, Yachie A, Seki H, Ishida Y, Sakai T, Koizumi F, Koizumi S, Miyawaki T, Taniguchi N
Abstract excerpt
Fas is an apoptosis-signaling receptor important for homeostasis of the immune system. In this study, Fas-mediated apoptosis and Fas mutations were analyzed in three Japanese children from two families with a lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia and an increase in TCR alphabeta+ CD4- CD8- T cells. Apoptosis induced by anti-Fas mAb...
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