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familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 1

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Disease Overview

Familial Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by a macrophage activation syndrome with an onset usually occurring within a few months or less common several years after birth.


Synonyms

  • Erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial
  • FHL1
  • HLH1
  • HPLH1
  • Hlh1
  • Hplh1
  • familial HLH
  • familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
  • familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 1
  • familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 1
  • hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial
  • hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial, 1
  • hemophagocytic reticulosis, familial
  • reticulosis, familial histiocytic

OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM) has a summary of published research about this condition and includes references from the medical literature. The summary contains medical and scientific terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. OMIM is authored and edited at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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