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ELA2

Tuesday 13 April 2004

Pathoogy

- Mutations in ELA2, the gene encoding neutrophil elastase (NE), cause the human diseases cyclic neutropenia (CN) and severe congenital neutropenia (SCN).

References

- Horwitz M, Benson KF, Duan Z, Li FQ, Person RE. Hereditary neutropenia: dogs explain human neutrophil elastase mutations. Trends Mol Med. 2004 Apr;10(4):163-70. PMID: 15059607