CD95 expression of neutrophil and lymphocyte was found higher in kwashiorkor than healthy controls without differences in monocyte CD95 gene expression.Neither apoptosis nor life-span of the cell types were assessed to support claims for differential ‘life cycle of WBC’ by SM nor kwashiorkor specifically.There were no differences in CD95 expression in neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes between kwashiorkor and marasmus. This indicates that CD95 gene expression is generally affected by malnutrition, not specifically to kwashiorkor. The gene discussed is FAS; the disease is nutritional deficiency disease.