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Immunodeficiency mutation databases (IDbases).
Human mutation - 1 Dec 2006
Piirilä Hilkka, Väliaho Jouni, Vihinen Mauno
Abstract excerpt
Primary immunodeficiencies (IDs) are a heterogenic group of inherited disorders of the immune system. Immunodeficiency patients have increased susceptibility to recurrent and persistent, even life-threatening infections. Mutations in a large number of genes can cause defects in different cellular functions and lead to impaired immune response. To date, approximately 150 IDs and more than 100 affected genes have...
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