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Diminished CD40L expression on T-cells in a case of disseminated cryptococcosis.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Mohanty Supreet Kumar, Thakral Deepshi, Gupta Devika, Kumar Prabin, Mitra Dipendra Kumar
Abstract excerpt
X-linked hyperimmunoglobulin M (HIGM) syndrome may increase the susceptibility of patients to disseminated cryptococcal infections primarily due to CD40L deficiency that causes defective cross talk between T- and B-cells, thus preventing class switching. In HIGM syndrome, serum IgM levels are elevated with severe reduction in serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA levels. In addition, the expression of CD40L...
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