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We thank the investigated family members for their participation into the study and Capucine Picard from the Centre de Référence Déficits Immunitaires Héréditaires (CEREDIH).
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Oksenhendler, E., Spaan, A.N., Neven, B. et al. Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome Presenting with Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection. J Clin Immunol 40, 543–546 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-020-00765-y
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