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Multisystem Anomalies in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency with Mutant BCL11B
Author(s) -
Divya Punwani,
Yong Zhang,
Jason Yu,
Morton J. Cowan,
Sadhna Rana,
Antonia Kwan,
Aashish N. Adhikari,
Carlos O. Lizama,
Bryce A. Mendelsohn,
Shawn P. Fahl,
Ajithavalli Chellappan,
Rajgopal Srinivasan,
Steven E. Brenner,
David L. Wiest,
Jennifer M. Puck
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1509164
Subject(s) - severe combined immunodeficiency , missense mutation , exome sequencing , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , stem cell , immunology , zebrafish , biology , population , immunodeficiency , medicine , haematopoiesis , transplantation , cancer research , immune system , mutation , genetics , gene , environmental health
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is characterized by arrested T-lymphocyte production and by B-lymphocyte dysfunction, which result in life-threatening infections. Early diagnosis of SCID through population-based screening of newborns can aid clinical management and help improve outcomes; it also permits the identification of previously unknown factors that are essential for lymphocyte development in humans.

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