Primary immunodeficiencies occur with a frequency approaching that of cystic fibrosis (1:2500 live births). However, because they are perceived to be very rare and usually present with common infections, they are under-diagnosed. Often the diagnosis is not considered until substantial end-organ damage has occurred, by which time definitive treatment is only partially successful in preventing further infections. (more…)
The molecular basis of Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is unknown and the diagnosis requires the exclusion of other disease ...
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most frequent primary immunodeficiency in man that requires medical intervention. Mo ...
Drug allergy and adverse drug reactions are common among many people. Those side affect of consuming drugs affecting an about 3 ...
Serodiagnosis of bacterial diseases is of value only in specific circumstances. IgG antibody is long-lived, and its presence, a ...
Antibodies which are also known as immunoglobulin are found in our blood and other bodily fluids. Antibodies are used as a mechan ...
The molecular basis of Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is unknown and the diagnosis requires the exclusion of other diseases known to cause primary antibody deficiency syndromes, such as X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP). XLP is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease in which severe immune dysregulatory phenomena occur, typically after exposure to Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). The defective gene in XLP is SAP (SLAM associated protein, where SLAM is signalling lymphocyte activation molecule), a small SH2 domain containing protein involved in signal transduction events downstream of the SLAM family of receptors. (more…)
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most frequent primary immunodeficiency in man that requires medical intervention. Mo ...
Primary immunodeficiencies occur with a frequency approaching that of cystic fibrosis (1:2500 live births). However, because they a ...
Acute phase proteins and the acute phase response in general arc stably conserved in evolution and are universal within each specie ...
Most acute phase proteins are synthesized in the liver, although the genes for some are also expressed in cells and tissues els ...
The Tcell Ig domain and mucin domain (TIM) proteins, the genes for which are located on chromosome 5q, have been suggested to b ...
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most frequent primary immunodeficiency in man that requires medical intervention. Most cases are sporadic, but about 10% are familial, with a predominance of autosomal dominant over autosomal recessive inheritance. It has recently been shown that homozygous loss of the inducible costimulator (ICOS) on activated T cells may result in an adult form of CVID with autosomal recessive inheritance. ICOS belongs to the family of costimulatory T-cell molecules such as CD28 and CTLA-4. (more…)
The molecular basis of Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is unknown and the diagnosis requires the exclusion of other disease ...
Primary immunodeficiencies occur with a frequency approaching that of cystic fibrosis (1:2500 live births). However, because they a ...
This study sought to determine the influence of passive exposure to tobacco smoke during childhood on the results of genetic linkag ...
The T-bet (T-box 21) gene (TBX21) encodes a transcription factor, T-box expressed in T cells, which has been implicated in asthma t ...
A previous genome-wide screen for mite-sensitive atopic dermatitis asthma in Japanese families indicated linkage to chromosome 5q33 ...