Epidemiology of Primary Immunodeficiency in Iceland

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-79

  Ludviksson, Bjorn R ^a   Sigurdardottir, Sigurveig T ^a   Johannsson, Johann Heidar ^a   Haraldsson, Asgeir ^a   Hardarson, Thorgeir O ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

nation wide study; prevalence; prevalence in Iceland; Primary immunodeficiencies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; VACCINE; COMPLEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA INFECTION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION 22Q11; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPER IGE SYNDROME; ICELAND; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOLOGIST; INFANT; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PHAGOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PHAGOCYTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHAGOCYTES; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921921415     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: 15732592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-014-0107-3     Document Type: Article

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