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Correction of neutropenia and hypogammaglobulinemia in X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
Bone marrow transplantation - 1 Dec 1998
Scholl P R, O'Gorman M R, Pachman L M, Haut P, Kletzel M
Abstract excerpt
X-linked hyper-IgM (X-HIM) syndrome is a primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by defects in both cellular and humoral immunity. X-HIM is caused by mutations in the gene for CD40 ligand (CD40L), a T cell membrane protein that mediates T cell-dependent immune functions. We report the case of a 6-year-old male with X-HIM due to an intronic mutation resulting in aberrant CD40L RNA splicing and absence of...
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