Brazilian report on primary immunodeficiencies in children: 166 Cases studied over a follow-up time of 15 years

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 340-345

  Grumach, Anete S ^a,e   Duarte, Alberto J S ^a   Bellinati Pires, Raquel ^b   Pastorino, Antonio C ^a   Jacob, Cristina M A ^a   Diogo, Constância L ^a   Condino Neto, Antonio ^c   Kirschfink, Michael ^d   Carneiro Sampaio, Magda M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e Instituto da Crianca   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Immunologic diseases; Immunology; Primary immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA;

AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BIOLOGY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH; HEMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS; HEMIC SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALTERATIONS; IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS; INCIDENCE; LATIN AMERICA; MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AMERICA; STUDIES; YOUTH;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMPLEMENT C1 INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; MALE; PHAGOCYTE BACTERICIDAL DYSFUNCTION; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030741652     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027335000994     Document Type: Article

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