Article
[Genetic diagnosis of patients with primary agammaglobulinemia treated at third level peruvian centers].
Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica - 1 Jan 2000
Matos-Benavides Edgar, García-Gomero David, Inocente-Malpartida Rosario, Córdova-Calderón Wilmer, Aldave-Becerra Juan
Abstract excerpt
Primary agammaglobulinemia result from specific alterations in B cells, which lead to low antibody production. Diagnostic suspicion is established with a history of repeated infections, low immunoglobulins, and absence of CD19+ B lymphocytes. The diagnosis is confirmed by genetic analysis and the detection of a mutation linked to the X or autosomal recessive or dominant chromosome. In Peru, there is no literature...
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