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agammaglobulinemia 8B

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An agammaglobulinemia that is characterized by onset of recurrent infections in early childhood and that has_material_basis_in homozygous loss-of-function mutation in the TCF3 gene on chromosome 19p13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Decreased circulating IgE concentration
  • Everted upper lip vermilion
  • Partial absence of specific antibody response to tetanus vaccine
  • Increased effector memory CD8+ T cell proportion
  • Prominent stem of antihelix
  • Anemia
  • Hypertelorism
  • Decreased CD8+ TEMRA T cell proportion
  • Overfolded helix
  • Decreased circulating IgM concentration