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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
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Wis·kott-Al·drich syndrome  (wskt-ôldrch, -l-, vs-)
n.
A hereditary sex-linked recessive disorder characterized by chronic eczema, recurring infections, and a decrease in the number of white blood cells and platelets.

[After Alfred Wiskott (1898-1978), German pediatrician, and Robert Anderson Aldrich (1917-1998), American physician.]


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