Immunoglobulin class switch recombination deficiency type 1 or CD40 ligand deficiency: from bedside to bench and back again

Abstract excerpt

The immunoglobulin class switch recombination deficiency or hyper-IgM syndrome is characterized by normal or elevated serum IgM and low serum levels of other immunoglobulins. Since the first reported patient with hyper-IgM, more than 200 patients with this phenotype resulted from CD40 ligand deficiency have been reported. However, in addition to this common finding, they presented with different manifestations...

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