A human disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result, the spleen and lymph nodes grow large, and immune cells may attack the body's own tissues, a condition known as autoimmunity.
Dr. Jennifer Puck, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, defines ALPS (Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome).
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