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Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome is a recently identified human disorder of lymphocyte apoptosis that has provided important information about Fas-mediated lymphocyte apoptosis. In this review we summarize current information regarding the diagnosis, management and underlying molecular basis of the syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS The genetic basis of autoimmune lymphopr...
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1»Titu Maiorescu« University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania 2»Carol Davila« University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Clinic of Neurology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 3University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, Craiova, Romania 4»Carol Davila« University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Clinical Hospi...
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autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (alps) is a prototypic disorder of abnormal lymphocyte homeostasis. in the september 2005 issue of the iranian journal of allergy, asthma and immunology, a patient with clinical features consistent with alps was described. although the clinical presentation was in favor of alps, a precise diagnosis needed more laboratory evaluations.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Biochemistry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1452-8266,1452-8258
DOI: 10.2478/v10011-010-0006-y