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Synonyms
- WAS
- Wiskott Aldrich disorder
- X-linked thrombocytopenia
- X-linked genetic neutropenia
Problem Class
- None
General Discussion
The WAS-related conditions are a range of problems affecting the body immune system that are dued to anomalies in the WAS gene. These conditions include Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, X-linked thrombocytopenia as well as X-linked genetic neutropenia. The WAS genetics irregularity leads to a shortage in the WASP healthy protein that results in a reduced platelet count (thrombocytopenia). WAS-related problems generally offer in infancy and also are defined by bloody looseness of the bowels, recurring infections, scaling, scratchy, skin rashes (dermatitis), as well as the look of tiny purple spots on the skin (petechia). The growth of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and intracranial bleeding are possible early, lethal problems. Later on prospective difficulties include destruction of red cell (hemolytic anemia), arthritis, vasculitis as well as kidney as well as liver damages. Impacted people have a boosted danger of creating lymphomas, particularly after exposure to Epstein-Barr infection. WAS-related problems are exceptionally variable, even in people in the very same family members.