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Agammaglobulinaemia in a girl with a mosaic of ring 18 chromosome

Authors

LITZMAN Jiří BRYŠOVÁ Věra GAILLYOVÁ Renata THON Vojtěch PIJÁČKOVÁ Anna MICHALOVÁ Kira LOKAJ Jindřich ZEMANOVÁ Zdena

Year of publication 1998
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source J Paediart Child Health
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Immunology
Keywords agammaglobulinaemia; chromosome 18; ring chromosome
Description A patient with a mosaic karyotype 45,XX,-18/46,XX,dic r(18)/46,XX,r(18) with multiple phenotypic abnormalities and immunodeficiency was presented at the age of 14 years. Immunological investigation revealed markedly decreased IgG, IgA and in two of three evaluations also IgM levels. Although selective IgA deficiency is frequent in patients with a ring chromosome 18, this is the third patient described with decreased levels of other immunoglobulin isotypes. The association of chromosome 18 partial deletions and immunoglobulin abnormalities suggests the presence of an as yet unrecognised gene with a pivotal role for immunoglobulin production on chromosome 18.

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