Article
Characterization of nine novel mutations in the CD40 ligand gene in patients with X-linked hyper IgM syndrome of various ancestry.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 1995
Macchi P, Villa A, Strina D, Sacco M G, Morali F, Brugnoni D, Giliani S, Mantuano E, Fasth A, Andersson B
Abstract excerpt
X-linked immunodeficiency with hyper-IgM (HIGMX-1) is a rare disorder caused by defective expression of the CD40 ligand (CD40L) by activated T lymphocytes, resulting in inefficient T-B cell cooperation and failure of B cells to undergo immunoglobulin isotype switch. In the present work, we descri...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- CD40 Ligand
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Hypergammaglobulinemia
- Immunoglobulin M
- Immunophenotyping
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Syndrome
