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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) is a primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by reduced serum immunoglobulins and heterogeneous clinical features. In these studies we describe the clinical and immunological status of 248 consecutively referred CVI patients of age range 3-79 years who have been followed for a period of 1-25 years. The median age at the time of onset of symptoms was 23 years for males and 28 years for females; the mean age at which the diagnosis of CVI was made was 29 years for males and 33 years for females. Forty percent of patients had impaired T cell proliferation to one or more mitogens; lymphocyte transformation to mitogens was directly related to the level of the serum IgG. Females at all ages had higher levels of serum IgM than males. Survival 20 years after diagnosis of CVI was 64% for males and 67% for females, compared to the expected 92% population survival for males and 94% for females. Parameters associated with mortality in this period were lower levels of serum IgG, poorer T cell responses to phytohemagglutinin, and, particularly, a lower percentage of peripheral B cells (P < 0.006).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1521-6616
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Autoimmune Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Common Variable Immunodeficiency, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Family Health, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Gastrointestinal Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Heart Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Hepatitis, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Immunization, Passive, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Immunoglobulins, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Lung Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Meningitis, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Otitis, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Pneumonia, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Quality of Life, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Sinusitis, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Splenectomy, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Stomach Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10413651-Survival Rate
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Common variable immunodeficiency: clinical and immunological features of 248 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article