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Three novel mutations in the IL-2Rγ chain gene were identified in four Japanese patients with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency by direct sequence analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified DNA fragments.
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Minegishi, Y., Ishii, N., Maeda, H. et al. Three novel mutations in the interleukin-2 receptor γ chain gene in four Japanese patients with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency. Hum Genet 96, 681–683 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210299
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