Cyclic neutropenia is an autosomal dominant disease where neutrophil numbers fluctuate with a cycle of approximately 21 days, unlike severe congenital neutropenia with persistently low counts.
La neutropenia cíclica es una enfermedad autosómica dominante en la que el número de neutrófilos fluctúa con un ciclo de aproximadamente 21 días, a diferencia de la neutropenia congénita severa con cifras persistentemente bajas.
| Front | A dominantly inherited disease in which neutrophil numbers fluctuate from near normal to very low or absent, with an approximate cycle time of 21 days. This is in contrast to severe congenital neutropenia SCN, in which the inherited defect results in persistently low neutrophil numbers |
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| Back | cyclic neutropenia |
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