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immunodeficiency 54

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A NK cell deficiency characterized by severe intra- and extrauterine growth retardation, microcephaly, decreased numbers of CD56(dim) natural killer cells, adrenal insufficiency, and recurrent viral infections that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound

A NK cell deficiency characterized by severe intra- and extrauterine growth retardation, microcephaly, decreased numbers of CD56(dim) natural killer cells, adrenal insufficiency, and recurrent viral infections that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the MCM4 gene on chromosome 8q11.21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Adrenal insufficiency
  • Recurrent viral infections
  • Intrauterine growth retardation
  • Reduced total natural killer cell count
  • Short stature
  • Caesarean section
  • Mild global developmental delay
  • Microcephaly
  • Failure to thrive
  • Hyperpigmentation of the skin

Also known as: IMD54; NKCD; familial isolated natural killer cell deficiency; primary immunodeficiency due to MCM4 deficiency; primary immunodeficiency with natural-killer cell deficiency and adrenal insufficiency