ZAP-70 deficiency in an autosomal recessive form of severe combined immunodeficiency - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1994 Jun 10;264(5165):1599-601.

doi: 10.1126/science.8202713.

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ZAP-70 deficiency in an autosomal recessive form of severe combined immunodeficiency

A C Chan et al. Science. 1994.

Abstract

Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) play an integral role in T cell activation and differentiation. Defects in the Src-family PTKs in mice and in T cell lines have resulted in variable defects in thymic development and in T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signal transduction. Here, three siblings are described with an autosomal recessive form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) in which ZAP-70, a non-Src PTK, is absent as a result of mutations in the ZAP-70 gene. This absence is associated with defects in TCR signal transduction, suggesting an important functional role for ZAP-70.

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