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Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Disease definition
Familial Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by a macrophage activation syndrome (see this term) with an onset usually occurring within a few months or less common several years after birth.
ORPHA:540
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- Review article
- Deutsch (2014)
- Clinical genetics review
- English (2021)
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