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common variable immunodeficiency 13

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A common variable immunodeficiency that is characterized by recurrent bacterial infections, mainly affecting the respiratory tract, and associated with hypogammaglobulinemia and decreased numbers of B cells and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation

A common variable immunodeficiency that is characterized by recurrent bacterial infections, mainly affecting the respiratory tract, and associated with hypogammaglobulinemia and decreased numbers of B cells and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the IKZF1 gene on chromosome 7p12.

Signs and symptoms

  • Polyhydramnios
  • Fetal distress
  • Pancytopenia
  • Decreased circulating immunoglobulin concentration
  • Combined immunodeficiency
  • Decreased total B cell count
  • Recurrent bacterial infections
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • Recurrent viral infections
  • Recurrent fungal infections