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Molecular Characterization of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Deficiency in 12 Iranian Patients With Presumed X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

S Nasseri,¹ R Sorouri,² Z Pourpak,¹ M Yeganeh,¹ A Aghamohammadi,^1,3 M Fiorini,⁴ S Shahkarami,¹ M Mosallaei,¹ N Rezaei,⁵ N Parvaneh⁶

1Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Medical Microbiology, Baghyatollah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
3Children’s Medical Center and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
4Laboratorio Angelo Nocivelli, Clinica Pediatrica, Piazzale Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
5Growth and Development Research Center, and Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Medical Center and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2011; Vol. 21(7): 571-577