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Defect of lck in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Jun 2001
Sawabe T, Horiuchi T, Nakamura M, Tsukamoto H, Nakahara K, Harashima S I, Tsuchiya T, Nakano S
Abstract excerpt
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a congenital immunological disorder characterized by defective antibody production with normal count of peripheral B lymphocytes. The basic immunologic defects that leads to CVID are still unknown, however, a proportion of CVID is suggested to be caused by decreased CD4+ helper T cell activity. In addition, recent reports indicate that a defect of T cell receptor...
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