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Genetic Analysis of Patients with Two Different Types of Hyper IgM Syndrome.
Immunological investigations - 1 Oct 2018
Alizadeh Zahra, Mazinani Marzieh, Houshmand Masoud, Shakerian Leila, Nourizadeh Maryam, Pourpak Zahra, Fazlollahi Mohammad Reza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hyper IgM Syndrome (HIGM) is a rare primary immunodeficiency in which impairment of class switching recombination (CSR) and somatic hyper-mutation (SHM) leads to recurrent infections. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to report the clinical and genetic features of six Iranian HIGM patients. METHODS: Six patients, who suspected to have HIGM based on two clinical findings, including recurrent...
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