Sentences with phrase «genetic immunodeficiency»

IgA deficiency is one of the most common genetic immunodeficiency disorders in humans and is associated with an insufficiency or complete absence of the antibody IgA.

Prof. Mike Recher's research group at the Department of Biomedicine of the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel recently discovered a genetic immunodeficiency associated with serious, chronic autoimmune enteritis in an adult patient.

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Fischer, in 2000, reported demonstrating the clinical efficacy of gene therapy for the first time, using blood stem cells to treat a fatal genetic disorder called X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency.

The research in his laboratory involves the study of the nature and extent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genetic variation, the biological and evolutionary processes that have produced the observed patterns, and the human genes and their relevant genetic variants that influence susceptibility or resistance to HIV infection.

For the first time, researchers have peered deep inside the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV - 1) and described a fragment of the egg - like shell that envelops the virus» genetic material.

Studies to improve the knowledge of genetic diseases include the natural history study for MLD, advanced diagnosis and natural history of primary immunodeficiencies and immunedysregulatory disorder, and immune reconstitution after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for genetic disorders.

In essence, cytokine signalling through TYK2 for those carrying genetic markers for autoimmune diseases is low enough to protect against autoimmunity, but high enough to prevent immunodeficiency.

Primary Immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a group of rare genetic diseases characterized by an altered innate and adaptive immune system, leading to increased susceptibility to infections, risk of autoimmunity and cancer.

Primary immunodeficiency (PID)-- inherited immune disorders resulting from genetic mutations, usually present at birth and diagnosed in childhood.

Other heritable conditions that are related to loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding include cataract, various heart valve defects including pulmonic stenosis, hydrocephalus, cysteine urolithiasis, and hiatal hernias; immunologic disorders that include a propensity for severe demodectic mange indicative of immunodeficiency, allergies associated with atopic dermatitis and ear infections, and autoimmune diseases such as hypothyroidism; and cancers including glioblastoma, mast cell sarcoma and lymphoma [15, 16].

We've contributed to the development of genetic screening tests for multiple equine diseases, including combined immunodeficiency disease, equine type I polysaccharide storage myopathy, and lavender foal syndrome.