Thymic hypoplasia is a condition where the thymus is underdeveloped or involuted.
| Thymic hypoplasia | |
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| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
Causes edit
There are various causes of thymic hypoplasia such as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, CHARGE syndrome, Nude/SCID and otofaciocervical syndrome type 2 (OTFCS2),[1] and ataxia telangiectasia.[2]
References edit
- ^ Bhalla P, Wysocki CA, van Oers NS (May 2020). "Molecular Insights Into the Causes of Human Thymic Hypoplasia With Animal Models". Frontiers in Immunology. 11: 830. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.00830. PMC 7214791. PMID 32431714.
- ^ Taylor AM, Hernandez D, McConville CM, Woods CG, Stacey M, Biggs P, Byrd PJ, Arlett CF, Scott D (1996). "Malignant disease and variations in radiosensitivity in ataxia telangiectasia patients.". Genetic predisposition to cancer 1996. Boston, MA: Springer. pp. 138–151. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-4501-3_9. ISBN 978-0-412-56580-9.
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