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Results 1 - 10 of 41 for Lack of white blood cells
  1. ... of the actin cytoskeleton in developing blood cells. White blood cells that lack WASP have a decreased ability to respond to their environment and form immune synapses. As a result, white blood cells are less able to respond to foreign invaders, ...
  2. ... bind with other subunits to form β2 integrins. Leukocytes that lack these integrins cannot attach to the blood vessel ...
  3. ... function (immune deficiency). Many have a shortage of white blood cells (leukopenia), which normally protect the body from infection. Because affected individuals lack the necessary immune cells to fight off certain ...
  4. ... an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism), decreased numbers of white blood cells (lymphopenia), underdeveloped hip bones (hypoplastic pelvis), abnormally small head size (microcephaly), a lack of sperm (azoospermia) in males, and irregular menstruation ...
  5. ... other subunits to form myosin IIA. Platelets and leukocytes, which only use myosin IIA, are most affected by a lack of functional myosin-9. It is thought that ...
  6. ... infections and that die earlier than usual. The lack of functioning B cells ... blood cells, leading to lymphadenopathy and nodular lymphoid hyperplasia ...
  7. ... of cardiolipin called monolysocardiolipin (MLCL) is formed. A lack of ... in affected white blood cells, which could affect their ability to grow ( ...
  8. ... function of immune cells called lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are white blood ... with SCID lack virtually all immune protection from bacteria, viruses, and ...
  9. ... peroxidase deficiency is a condition that affects certain white blood cells called eosinophils but causes no health problems in ... eosinophils have little or no eosinophil peroxidase. A lack of this protein does not seem to affect ...
  10. ... childhood.In people with BLS II, infection-fighting white blood cells (lymphocytes) are missing specialized proteins on their surface ... II proteins on the surface of certain lymphocytes. Lack of these proteins on lymphocytes impairs the body' ...
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