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Primary Immunodeficiencies

Background

Primary Immunodeficiencies are the result of defects in the immune system. Many distinct disorders have been discovered, most have a genetic base.

The most common primary immunodeficiency is Hypogammaglobulinaemia in which antibody production is deficient. This has several causes but prominent are X- linked Agammaglobulinaemia (XLA), also known as Bruton's disease, and Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID).

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Medical text written August 1996 by Dr T B Wallington. Last updated October 1999, Dr T B Wallington Consultant Immunologist, Southmead Hospital, Bristol UK. Last reviewed February 2004 by Dr A Cant, Consultant Paediatric Immunologist, Newcastle General Hospital, UK and Dr M Helbert, Consultant Immunologist, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK.

 

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