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Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type 2
Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency, Type II. An inherited disease affecting the metabolism of fucose, which affects the expression of the sialyl Lewis X antigen, the fucose-containing ligand for E- and P-selectins, resulting in a deficiency in neutrophil adhesion. SYN Sialyl-Lewis X defect. (NCI Thesaurus)
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