The hyper IgM syndromes: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management

R Yazdani, S Fekrvand, S Shahkarami, G Azizi… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Hyper Immunoglobulin M syndrome (HIGM) is a rare primary immunodeficiency
disorder characterized by low or absent levels of serum IgG, IgA, IgE and normal or …

Adaptive immunity to fungi

A Verma, M Wüthrich, G Deepe… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Life-threatening fungal infections have risen sharply in recent years, owing to the advances
and intensity of medical care that may blunt immunity in patients. This emerging crisis has …

Periodontal and other oral manifestations of immunodeficiency diseases

ME Peacock, RM Arce, CW Cutler - Oral diseases, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The list of immunodeficiency diseases grows each year as novel disorders are discovered,
classified, and sometimes reclassified due to our ever‐increasing knowledge of immune …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory infections in X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome with CD40LG mutation: a case series of seven children in China

H Fan, L Huang, D Yang, C Zhang, Q Zeng, G Yin, G Lu… - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background X-linked hyper-immunoglobulin M (XHIGM), a primary immunodeficiency
syndrome caused by mutations in the CD40 ligand gene (CD40LG), presents with recurrent …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumocystis Pneumonia: Immunity, Vaccines, and Treatments

AD Gingerich, KA Norris, JJ Mousa - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
For individuals who are immunocompromised, the opportunistic fungal pathogen
Pneumocystis jirovecii is capable of causing life-threatening pneumonia as the causative …

[HTML][HTML] Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency in Taiwan

YH Chien, HH Yu, NC Lee, HC Ho, SM Kao… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
A study of newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) by detecting
the T-cell receptor excision circle (TRECs) copy number in dried blood spots (DBSs) …

Value of diagnostic vaccination in diagnosis of humoral inborn errors of immunity

L Hlongwa, J Peter, E Mayne - Human Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) or primary immunodeficiency diseases, are disorders caused
by genetic defects affecting immune function. Clinically, IEI presents mainly as recurrent or …

Pathological and protective immunity to Pneumocystis infection

T Eddens, JK Kolls - Seminars in immunopathology, 2015 - Springer
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a common opportunistic infection in the HIV-positive population
and is re-emerging as a growing clinical concern in the HIV-negative immunosuppressed …

Immunoglobulin class switch recombination deficiency type 1 or CD40 ligand deficiency: from bedside to bench and back again

A Hirbod-Mobarakeh, A Aghamohammadi… - Expert review of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The immunoglobulin class switch recombination deficiency or hyper-IgM syndrome is
characterized by normal or elevated serum IgM and low serum levels of other …

Newborn screening through TREC, TREC/KREC system for primary immunodeficiency with limitation of TREC/KREC. comprehensive review

K Shinwari, M Bolkov, IA Tuzankina… - Anti-Inflammatory & …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Introduction: Newborn screening (NBS) by quantifying T cell receptor excision circles
(TRECs) and Kappa receptor excision circles in neonatal dried blood spots (DBS) enables …