Molecular basis of selective IgG2 deficiency. The mutated membrane- bound form of γ2 heavy chain caused complete IgG2 deficiency in two Japanese siblings

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 677-681

  Tashita, Hideaki ^a   Fukao, Toshiyuki ^a   Kaneko, Hideo ^a   Teramoto, Takahide ^a   Inoue, Ryosuke ^a   Kasahara, Kimiko ^a   Kondo, Naomi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; IgG subclass; Immunodeficiency; M exon; Mutation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032006595     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1672     Document Type: Article

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