A 2020 update on the use of genetic testing for patients with primary immunodeficiency

IK Chinn, JS Orange - Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Genetic testing of patients with clinically diagnosed or suspected primary
immunodeficiencies (PIDs) constitutes standard of care. Choice of testing modality and …

Higher incidence of B cell malignancies in primary immunodeficiencies: a combination of intrinsic genomic instability and exocytosis defects at the immunological …

J Mastio, MB Saeed, H Wurzer, M Krecke… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Congenital defects of the immune system called primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID)
describe a group of diseases characterized by a decrease, an absence, or a malfunction of …

Whole exome sequencing (WES) approach for diagnosing primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) in a highly consanguineous community

AJ Simon, AC Golan, A Lev, T Stauber, O Barel… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a heterogeneous group of monogenic inborn errors
of immunity. The genetic causes of these diseases can be identified using whole exome …

The Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of 82 Patients With RAG Deficiency Including a c.256_257delAA Founder Variant in Slavic Countries

SO Sharapova, M Skomska-Pawliszak… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Variants in recombination-activating genes (RAG) are common genetic causes
of autosomal recessive forms of combined immunodeficiencies (CID) ranging from severe …

Comprehensive assessment of respiratory complications in patients with common variable immunodeficiency

B Moazzami, MAM Nasrabadi, H Abolhassani… - Annals of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous group of
disorders, characterized by recurrent upper and lower respiratory tract infections and some …

Cutaneous granulomatosis and class switching defect as a presenting sign in ataxia-telangiectasia: first case from the national Iranian registry and review of the …

P Amirifar, R Yazdani, T Moeini Shad… - Immunological …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by
progressive cerebellar ataxia, oculocutaneous telangiectasia, immunodeficiency and cancer …

Genetic screening of the patients with primary immunodeficiency by whole-exome sequencing

B Erman, F Çipe - Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a heterogeneous group of congenital
disorders characterized by susceptibility to recurrent infections, allergy, malignancies and …

Evaluation of respiratory complications in patients with X‐linked and autosomal recessive agammaglobulinemia

S Fekrvand, R Yazdani, P Olbrich… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Congenital agammaglobulinemia is the first primary immunodeficiency disorder
characterized by a defect in B lymphocyte development and subsequently decreased …

Dysregulated actin dynamics in activated PI3Kδ syndrome

JG Wallace, P Zambrano-Rodas… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) Type I results from gain-of-function mutations in PIK3CD,
which encodes the p110δ subunit of PI3Kδ. Abnormal actin dynamics have been …

Humoral and Complement Systems in Children With Acute Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

H Karami, J Ghaffari, S Moradi, L Vahedi… - Journal of Pediatrics …, 2020 - jpr.mazums.ac.ir
Background: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder associated with
decreased platelet production and accelerated platelet destruction. An impaired immune …