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Hyper-IgM immunodeficiency with disseminated cryptococcosis.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Jul 1994
Iseki M, Anzo M, Yamashita N, Matsuo N
Abstract excerpt
We describe two siblings with X-linked hyper-IgM immunodeficiency. One patient developed disseminated cryptococcosis. Co-culture of this patient's T cells with normal B cells suppressed IgG and IgA production. The CD40 ligand gene of one patient was examined and contained a nonsense mutation at nucleotide 475. CD40 ligand is a membrane protein which is expressed on activated T cells and induces B-cell...
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