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ICOS deficiency in patients with common variable immunodeficiency.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Dec 2004
Salzer Ulrich, Maul-Pavicic Andrea, Cunningham-Rundles Charlotte, Urschel Simon, Belohradsky Bernd H, Litzman Jiri, Holm Are, Franco José Luis, Plebani Alessandro, Hammarstrom Lennart, Skrabl Andrea, Schwinger Wolfgang, Grimbacher Bodo
Abstract excerpt
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most frequent clinically significant primary antibody deficiency in man, predisposing to recurrent bacterial infections. Recently, we showed that the homozygous loss of the inducible costimulator (ICOS) on activated T cells may result in an adult onset form of CVID with autosomal recessive inheritance (AR-CVID). We screened 181 sporadic CVID patients and 13 CVID...
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