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immune deficiency - defects
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03/22/2011

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Term
bruton's
Definition
defect in BTK, a tyrosine kinase gene --> blocked B-cell maturation
Term
hyper-IgM syndrome
Definition
defective CD40L, unable to class switch
Term
selective Ig deficiency
Definition
bad isotype switching
Term
common variable immunodeficiency
Definition
bad B-cell maturation
Term
thymic aplasia
Definition
22q11 deletion
Term
IL-12 receptor deficiency
Definition
decr Th1 response
Term
hyper IgE syndrome (Job's syndrome)
Definition
Th doesn't produce IFN-gamma
Term
chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Definition
T-cell dysfunction
Term
ataxia telangiectasia
Definition
bad DNA repair
Term
wiskott-aldrich
Definition
progressive deletion of B and T cells
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LAD
Definition
defect in LFA-1 integrin (CD18) on phagocytes
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chediak-higashi syndrome
Definition
bad microtubular fcn with decr phagocytosis
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