Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders in Kuwait: First Report from Kuwait National Primary Immunodeficiency Registry (2004–2006)
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Consanguinity in primary immunodeficiency disorders; the report from Iranian Primary Immunodeficiency Registry.
PROBLEM Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders (PiD) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders, with different modes of inheritance. This study was accomplished in order to determine the frequency of consanguineous marriages in the families of patients with PiD. METHOD In this study, the records 515 Iranian PiD patients were reviewed during a 25-year period. RESULTS The mean proportion of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Immunology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0271-9142,1573-2592
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9144-5