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MHC class I deficiency

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A severe combined immunodeficiency that is characterized by recurrent bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, especially of the lung, and sterile necrotizing granulomas of the skin, develops_from deficiency or decreased surface expression of MHC Class I, has_

A severe combined immunodeficiency that is characterized by recurrent bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, especially of the lung, and sterile necrotizing granulomas of the skin, develops_from deficiency or decreased surface expression of MHC Class I, has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation affecting MHC Class I production or expression and frequently involves TAP1 and TAP2 subunits, and is typically asymptomatic in infancy.

Signs and symptoms

  • Bronchiectasis
  • Emphysema
  • Nasal polyposis
  • Recurrent bronchitis
  • Ectopia lentis
  • Chronic sinusitis
  • Chronic otitis media
  • Unusual bronchiolitis
  • Skin ulcer

Also known as: BLS, TYPE I; BLSI; HLA CLASS I DEFICIENCY; bare lymphocyte syndrome type I