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M.K. and A.T. designed the study; M.K., N.Y., and M.I. performed the main experiments; K.Y., E.S., R.Y., S.I., and S.M. analyzed sequencing data; M.K. and A.T. wrote the paper; and K.Y and A.T supervised the study.
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Kobayashi, M., Yokoyama, K., Shimizu, E. et al. Phenotype-based gene analysis allowed successful diagnosis of X-linked neutropenia associated with a novel WASp mutation. Ann Hematol 97, 367–369 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3134-3
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