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Rare variants at 16p11.2 are associated with common variable immunodeficiency.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jun 2015
Maggadottir S Melkorka, Li Jin, Glessner Joseph T, Li Yun Rose, Wei Zhi, Chang Xiao, Mentch Frank D, Thomas Kelly A, Kim Cecilia E, Zhao Yan, Hou Cuiping, Wang Fengxiang, Jørgensen Silje F, Perez Elena E, Sullivan Kathleen E, Orange Jordan S, Karlsen Tom H, Chapel Helen, Cunningham-Rundles Charlotte, Hakonarson Hakon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is characterized clinically by inadequate quantity and quality of serum immunoglobulins with increased susceptibility to infections, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Only a few genes have been uncovered, and the genetic background of CVID remains elusive to date for the majority of patients. OBJECTIVE: We sought to seek novel associations of...
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