Difference between revisions of "Autoimmune lymphoproliferative sydrome"
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| − | ''' | + | According to the [[National Institutes of Health]], '''autoimmune lymphoproliferative sydrome''' is "a human disease caused by failure of [[lymphocytes]] to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result, the [[spleen]] and [[lymph nodes]] grow large, and immune cells may attack the body's own tissues, a condition known as [[autoimmunity]]."<ref>http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=Autoimmune%20Lymphoproliferative%20syndrome%20(ALPS)</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:06, October 7, 2008
According to the National Institutes of Health, autoimmune lymphoproliferative sydrome is "a human disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result, the spleen and lymph nodes grow large, and immune cells may attack the body's own tissues, a condition known as autoimmunity."[1]