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hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome (HIGM)
Pathology:
- absence of Ig class switch recombination
Clinical manifestations:
- profound susceptibility to bacterial infections
Laboratory:
- normal or elevated serum IgM levels
- absence of serum IgG, serum IgA, & serum IgE
Specific
hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome type 2 (HIGM2)
hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome type 3 (HIGM3)
hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome type 5 (HIGM5)
hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome type1; X-linked hyper IgM syndrome (HIGM1)
General
humoral immune dysfunction
syndrome
References
OMIM :accession 605258, 608106