Clinical aspects and main diagnostic methods of Chediak-Higashi syndrome

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome is a pathology caused by a mutation in the LYST gene, characterized by immunodeficiency, oculocutaneous albinism, and neurological dysfunction resulting from neutrophil changes. Homozygotes die in the first decade of life. The study is about literature review from different...

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Autores: Oliveira, Poliana Paula de, Colli, Vilma Clemi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/107792
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/107792
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chediak
Differential Diagnosis
Cytoplasmic Granules
Higashi
Neutrophils
Hematology
Genetics
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Sumario:Chediak-Higashi Syndrome is a pathology caused by a mutation in the LYST gene, characterized by immunodeficiency, oculocutaneous albinism, and neurological dysfunction resulting from neutrophil changes. Homozygotes die in the first decade of life. The study is about literature review from different sources, with articles extracted from the SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases, published between 2000 and 2018, the main objective was to report the pathophysiology, the clinic, and the most known diagnostic methods. The syndrome affects the hematological and neurological systems, and the first laboratory diagnosis is by the verification of giant granules in leukocytes, mainly neutrophils in the peripheral blood and bone marrow. The definitive diagnosis is made by cytochemical reaction (myeloperoxidase) and detection of mutation by molecular methods.