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CONGENITAL ASPLENISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Lymphatic System
  • Immunology
CONT

Congenital asplenia can be part of multiple congenital anomalies as in heterotaxy, ... or it can be isolated, which is extremely rare.

OBS

[Congenital asplenia] may arise as part of situs abnormalities or result from a specific defect of spleen development. Most of the reported cases are familial and the mode of inheritance is usually autosomal dominant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Système lymphatique
  • Immunologie
CONT

[...] les nourrissons présentant une asplénie congénitale sont plus à risque de sepsis fulgurant que les adultes après une splénectomie.

Spanish

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