The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 566-571 , October 2002

Clinical findings leading to the diagnosis of X-linked agammaglobulinemia

Received 23 January 2002 ,Revised 6 May 2002 ,Accepted 19 June 2002.

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☆ Supported in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health AI25129, National Cancer Institute grant P30 CA21765, the Assisi Foundation, March of Dimes, American Lebanese–Syrian Associated Charities, and the Federal Express Chair of Excellence.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Mary Ellen Conley, MD, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105.

PII: S0022-3476(02)00143-9

doi: 10.1067/mpd.2002.127711

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 566-571 , October 2002

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