Screening for B cell, T cell and natural killer cell defects among children with methylmalonic and propionic acidemias

Screening for B cell, T cell and natural killer cell defects among children with methylmalonic and propionic acidemias

Abstract Background Patients with methylmalonic acidemias (MMAs) and propionic acidemias (PAs) were noticed to suffer recurrent infections with high morbidity and mortality during infections. Neutropenia, impaired phagocytic chemotaxis, low levels of IgG, and depletion of B and T cells in patients w...

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Main Authors: Shereen M. Reda, Heba S. Elabd, Rasha H. El-Owaidy, Ahmad M. Salah El Din, Mahmoud A. Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Subjects:
Organic acidemia
Pediatrics
Adaptive
Infections
Screening
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43042-019-0014-5

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