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Molecular genetic analysis of Hungarian patients with the hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome.
Molecular immunology - 1 Jan 2008
Erdos Melinda, Lakos Gabriella, Dérfalvi Beáta, Notarangelo Luigi D, Durandy Anne, Maródi László
Abstract excerpt
We have identified 9 disease-causing mutations in 18 hyper-immunoglobulin M (HIGM) syndrome patients from ten unrelated Hungarian families. CD40L mutation resulted in X-linked combined immunodeficiency in 11 patients (6 families) and AICDA mutation caused autosomal recessive HIGM characterized by B cell immunodeficiency in 5 patients (3 families). Two brothers with a genetically undefined form of HIGM and...
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