Gene:
Bruton agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase
Gene ID:
196296
Symbol:
BTK
Species:
1000
Description:
Defects in the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene cause Agammaglobulinemia. Agammaglobulinemia is an X-linked immunodeficiency characterized by failure to produce mature B lymphocyte cells and associated with a failure of Ig heavy chain rearrangement.