Specificities of the course of Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome depending on WASP gene mutations

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Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-liked recessive disease caused by mutation of the WASP gene. Disease is characterized by microthrombocytopenia, disorders of cell-mediated and humoral immunity, bleeding, eczema, frequent occurrence of infections, autoimmune diseases and malignancies. The article presents recent evidence about the role of WASP protein in the mechanisms of haemostasis and immune defence, discusses hypotheses for molecular mechanisms of WAS pathogenesis and interrelations between particular WASP gene mutations and clinical manifestations of disease. The review is illustrated by a clinical case of WAS with untypical clinical manifestations and absence of microthrombocytopenia illustrates.

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Nikolay A. Didkovskiy

Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Physico-Chemical Medicine, Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency

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Email: didcovskinic@gmail.com
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Sergey A. Krynskiy

Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Physico-Chemical Medicine, Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency; National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute»

Email: srgkr002@gmail.com
Russian Federation

Irina K. Malashenkova

National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute»

Email: malashenkova.irina@bk.ru
Russian Federation

Elena V. Raykina

Dmitry Rogachev Federal Research Centre of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Immunology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: e_raikina@inbox.ru
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Tatyana V. Varlamova

Dmitry Rogachev Federal Research Centre of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Immunology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: varltatwell@mail.ru
Russian Federation

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