Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome
Síndrome de Wiskott-Aldrich
- Date
- 1937 · confidence medium
- Place
- Munich, Germany
- Credited to
- Alfred Wiskott
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
An X-linked recessive disease characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenia, immune deficiency and bloody diarrhea, first described by Alfred Wiskott.
American physician Robert Aldrich established its X-linked inheritance in 1954, hence the compound name.
What it led to
- Characterization of the related XLT and XLN disorders
- Advances in the diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies