Identical twin brothers concordant for Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and discordant for Epstein-Barr virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 536-539

  Chen, Chun Jung ^a   Ho, Tsyr Yuh ^a   Lu, Jang Jih ^a   Sheu, Lai Fa ^a   Lee, Shih Yi ^a   Tien, Chiung Hsi ^a   Cheng, Shin Nan ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Haemophagocytic syndrome; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SH2D1A GENE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

DISEASES IN TWINS; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 4544243323     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1493-y     Document Type: Article

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