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WHIM Syndrome: First Reported Case in a Patient of African Ancestry.

Jinal GandhiMichelle H LeeLynsie AdamsTara Shrout AllenJulie Y LiCamille Vanessa Edwards
Published in: Case reports in hematology (2023)
Despite the challenge of timely diagnosis and the wide spectrum of clinical features that we are still discovering, WHIM syndrome tends to be a milder immunodeficiency that is highly manageable. As presented in this case, most patients respond well to G-CSF injections and newer treatments such as small-molecule CXCR4 antagonists.
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