Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis may present during adulthood: clinical and genetic features of a small series.

Familial Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare immune deficiency with defective cytotoxic function. The age at onset is usually young and the natural course is rapidly fatal if untreated. A later onset of the disease has been sporadically reported even in adolescents and adults. We repo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elena Sieni, Valentina Cetica, Andrea Piccin, Filippo Gherlinzoni, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, Marco Rabusin, Luciano Attard, Alberto Bosi, Daniela Pende, Lorenzo Moretta, Maurizio Aricò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22970278/?tool=EBI