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Smith, Matthew J

Mayo Clinic

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

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Application of a radiosensitivity flow assay in a patient with DNA ligase 4 deficiency
Buchbinder, David , Cowan, Morton J. , Buzby, Jeffrey S. , Abraham, Roshini S. , Smith, Matthew J, Buzby, Jeffrey S , Smith, Matthew James , Kawahara, Misako

Blood Advances | July 30, 2018 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 15 | Pages: 1828-1832

10.1182/bloodadvances.2018016113 Get It

Key Points DNA ligase 4 deficiency is a defect causing lymphopenia (T-B-NK+) and a radiosensitive severe combined immunodeficiency phenotype. Flow cytometric analysis of phosphorylation/dephosphorylation states of histone H2AX allows for in-depth lineage-specific assessment.