2020
DOI: 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20205102
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Alymphoid cystic thymic dysgenesis - FOXN1 gene mutation: a rare case report of two siblings

Abstract: Alymphoid cystic thymic dysgenesis is a severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) syndrome caused b y   a   mutation   in fork head box N1 gene (FOXN1) on chromosome 17. It is a transcriptional factor regulating the development, differentiation and function of thymic epithelial cells; maintaining T-lineage progenitors in bone marrow; promoting terminal differentiation of epithelial cells of hair follicles. Mutation in FOXN1 is known to cause a rare disorder characterized by rudimentary thymus gland (primary lymp… Show more

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