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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases > Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Immune System Diseases > Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes > Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases > Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Blood Protein Disorders > Dysgammaglobulinemia > Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Immune System Diseases > Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes > Dysgammaglobulinemia > Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Hyper IgM Syndrome
  • Hyper-IgM Syndrome
  • Hyper-IgM Syndromes
  • Immunodeficiency with Hyper IgM Syndrome
  • Immunodeficiency with Hyper-IgM Syndrome

Scope note

  • A rare inherited immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by normal or elevated serum IMMUNOGLOBULIN M levels with absence of IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; and IMMUNOGLOBULIN E. It results in a profound susceptibility to BACTERIAL INFECTIONS and an increased susceptibility to OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS. Several subtypes of hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome exist depending upon the location of genetic mutation.

History note

  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053306

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