"Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare, X-linked immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by ECZEMA; LYMPHOPENIA; and, recurrent pyogenic infection. It is seen exclusively in young boys. Typically, IMMUNOGLOBULIN M levels are low and IMMUNOGLOBULIN A and IMMUNOGLOBULIN E levels are elevated. Lymphoreticular malignancies are common.
| Descriptor ID |
D014923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.100.970 C15.378.463.960 C15.378.553.546.605.900 C16.320.099.970 C16.320.322.937 C20.673.627.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- Syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich
- Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome
- Wiskott Syndrome
- Imd2
- Immunodeficiency 2
- Aldrich Syndrome
- Syndrome, Aldrich
- Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Eczema Thrombocytopenia Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency Syndromes
- Syndrome, Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency
- Syndromes, Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Neonatal Thrombocytopenia: Etiology and Diagnosis. Pediatr Ann. 2015 Jul; 44(7):e175-80.
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X inactivation in females with X-linked disease. N Engl J Med. 1998 Jan 29; 338(5):325-8.
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Treatment of acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus keratitis in a patient with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Nov; 25(5):1257-8.
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Linkage studies of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: polymorphisms at TIMP and the X chromosome centromere are informative markers for genetic prediction. Hum Genet. 1989 Oct; 83(3):227-30.
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Sex-linked hereditary thrombocytopenia as a variant of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1967 Oct 26; 277(17):899-901.