Clinical and genetic findings in two siblings with X-Linked agammaglobulinemia and bronchiolitis obliterans: a case report

• Main Authors: Ronaldo da Silva Francisco Junior (Author), Guilherme Loss de Morais (Author), Joseane Biso de Carvalho (Author), Cristina dos Santos Ferreira (Author), Alexandra Lehmkuhl Gerber (Author), Ana Paula de C Guimarães (Author), Flávia Anisio Amendola (Author), Fernanda Pinto-Mariz (Author), Zilton Farias Meira de Vasconcelos (Author), Ekaterini Simões Goudouris (Author), Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is an Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI) characterized by pan-hypogammaglobulinemia and low numbers of B lymphocytes due to mutations in BTK gene. Usually, XLA patients are not susceptible to respiratory tract infections by viruses and do not presen...