Article
Immunoglobulin class and subclass deficiencies prior to Epstein-Barr virus infection in males with X-linked lymphoproliferative disease.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 1991
Grierson H L, Skare J, Hawk J, Pauza M, Purtilo D T
Abstract excerpt
Patients with X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP) disease are characterized by extreme vulnerability to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Following infection with EBV, affected males develop fatal infectious mononucleosis (IM), hypogammaglobulinemia (H), or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). In addition, hyper IgM, red cell aplasia, necrotizing lymphoid vasculitis (NLV), and aplastic anemia occur rarely. The recent use of DNA...
Topics
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Humans
- Immunoglobulins
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
