41. DEFECTIVE GENE LINKED TO TWO INHERITED IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES - MedicalNewsService. DEFECTIVE GENE LINKED TO TWO INHERITED immune deficiencies of more children and their relatives with these immune deficiencies, says Dr. Geha, http://www.medicalnewsservice.com/fullstory.cfm?storyID=3303&fback=yes

42. Trede Lab Immune Deficienty The study of mice and patients with immune deficiencies has greatly enhanced our understanding of the molecular processes involved in developmental aspects http://www.hci.utah.edu/group/research~/trede/immuneDef.jsp

43. Allergy & Asthma Disease Management Center: Ask The Expert: Immune Deficiency As with the Tcell immune deficiencies, the spectrum of antibody deficiencies is broad, No Hx of immune deficiency. Social Hx Homemaker, no history of http://www.aaaai.org/aadmc/ate/immunedeficiency.html

Immune Deficiency 7/26/05 re: Natural killer cell deficiency I would appreciate your thought on a 14 you female with a history of sinusitis and osteomylelitis and asthma. Lab tests revealed the following: WBC 5.8 ( (nl) Normal CD3+,CD4+,CD8+ lymphocytes. CD19+ cells (wnl) IgG( 774 mg/dl) A( 114 mg/dl), M ( 82 mg/dl) levels are WNL Natural Killer cells Surface Ag - Ab NK ( CD56) 66/ ul (low) normal range ( 70-1200) NK cells- 2.2 ( low) nl range( 6.0-27.00). Is there any current treatment for natural killer cell deficiency? To help respond to your questions, I obtained input from Dr. Jordan Orange of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), an expert in NK cell disorders (see his review of NK cell deficiency in Microbes Infect. 2002 ;4:1545-58). His response is enclosed below. As you can see, Dr. Orange and I both feel that a diagnosis of NK cell deficiency is not established and likely not present here based on the information you provided. Typically, the types of infection most commonly associated with NK cell deficiency are by members of the herpesvirus group of viruses. If you still wish to explore a possible diagnosis of NK cell deficiency, you can request that an NK functional test be performed in one of the institutions listed by Dr. Orange. However, this requires shipment of a blood specimen in a way that NK cell function is not altered. Dr. Orange's comments

44. Account Login And Registration Primary immune deficiencies An Overview Introduction Primary immune deficiencies are inborn genetic defects in the immune system. http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=828759&g=1

45. Primary Immune Deficiencies - An Overview : Market Research Report Primary immune deficiencies An Overview Market Research Report Introduction Primary immune deficiencies are inborn genetic defects in the immune system http://www.marketresearch.com/map/prod/828759.html

Search for Market Research Reports: Primary Immune Deficiencies - An Overview Published by: Datamonitor Published: Oct. 21, 2002 - 32 Pages Table of Contents Overview Introduction Primary immune deficiencies are inborn genetic defects in the immune system. It is estimated that at least half a million people worldwide suffer from at least one of these disorders. These patients suffer from recurrent and persistent infections. Gene therapy offers the promise of a potential cure, obliterating the need for antibiotic and immunoglobulin therapy and bone marrow transplants. Scope Examines disease etiology, symptoms and treatment options available to patients Looks at the prevalence and diagnosis of some of the more common and defined conditions and discusses the prognosis for these individuals Assesses unmet needs in the treatment of primary immune deficiencies and future opportunities, particularly in the area of gene therapy Report Highlights Prompt administration of antibiotics at the first signs of infection is vital and those with deficient antibody levels require monthly immunogobulin infusions. Bone marrow transplantation has provided complete remission to some suffering from very severe conditions, such as severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), but global success rates over the past thirty years are only between 60-70%. Gene therapy is beginning to show some promise as a viable treatment alternative. The obvious benefit in curing these debilitating illnesses will have to be balanced with the potential risks posed by this new form of treatment. Although entry into the commercial arena is not expected for another few years, the market and growth for gene therapy products will be unprecedented, since application of this technology will have far-reaching implications for a number of other clinical conditions.

46. Project: Immune Deficiencies In Children (pre-)malignant Diseases (www.onderzoek Both the relation of primary immune deficiencies with the development of tumours, and the immune status in patients treated for malignancies is being http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/onderzoek/OND1243114/toon

Login English KNAW Research Information NOD - Dutch Research Database ... Research entire www.onderzoekinformatie.nl site fuzzy match Project: Immune deficiencies in children (pre-)malignant diseases Print View Titel Immuunstoornissen in relatie tot kinderen met (pre-)maligne aandoeningen Abstract The study of the role of the immune system in patients with malignancies is a point of major interest of our group. Both the relation of primary immune deficiencies with the development of tumours, and the immune status in patients treated for malignancies is being studied. In the first line of research, patients with the Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome are carefully studied and followed. In the second line of research, attention will be focussed on the recovery of the immune system following high-dose and myelo-ablative chemo-radiotherapy. Period 09/1999 - unknown Status completed Related organisations Secretariat: Department of Paediatrics (KUN) Related persons Project leader: Dr. P.P.T. Brons Project leader: Dr. J.P.M. B¶kkerink

47. Immune Disorders / Family Village The Immune Deficiency Foundation s mission is to directly help children and adults Primary immune deficiencies are caused by defects in the genes that http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_immu.htm

Who to Contact Where to Go to Chat with Others Learn More About It Web Sites ... Search Google for "Immune Deficiency" Who to Contact Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) 40 W. Chesapeake Avenue Suite 308 Towson, MD 21204 http://www.primaryimmune.org/ The Immune Deficiency Foundation's mission is to directly help children and adults with Immune Deficiency, fund medical research, provide information, support, and education to the parents of children with IDF, patients, and health care professionals. The Foundation has local support groups with a directory available through their newsletter. They provide assistance to individuals who wish to start a support group in their locality. They provide parent-to-parent matching through their local chapters. IDF publishes a quarterly newsletter, IDF National Newsletter , at no cost to members, and have brochures that contain general information about the condition and the organization. They also have a patient sample packet that they send to new parents and others who have an interest in the condition. The Foundation has a bibliography of books and articles that are free to members, and books, videos and slide sets that are available for purchase. Included in these are a video

48. Yahoo! Search Results Patient Organization for Primary immune deficiencies (IPOPI) This site has chat and conferencing, with member organizations from around the world. http://www.ability.org/Immune_Deficiency_Disorders.html

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49. Primary Immune Deficiencies Your source for home healthcare and infusion, relevant information and timely news stories. http://www.crescenthealthcare.com/Primary Immune Deficiencies.htm

home help email Crescent Healthcare 1990 W. Crescent Ave Anaheim C.A 92801 . . . a trusted name Primary Immune Deficiencies What are Primary Immune Deficiency Disease? Primary immune deficiency diseases are disorders in which part of the body's immune system is missing or does not function properly. In contrast to secondary immune deficiency disease in which the immune system is compromised by factors outside the immune system, such as viruses or chemotherapy. Symptoms: Problem that patients with immune deficiencies experience. Typically, patients will have recurrent infections in the sinuses (sinusitis) and in the chest(i.e., bronchitis and pneumonia). Early recognition of illness is important to allow rapid treatment before infections become severe. Some early signs may be as obvious as changes in color or consistency Diagnosis Quantitative measurements of serum IgG, IgA and IgM will identify patients with panhypogammaglobulinemia as well as patients who have a deficiency of an individual class of immunoglobulin, such as selective IgA deficiency. There are four subclasses of IgG and selective deficiencies of these have also been described. In some instances, the total serum IgG may be normal or near normal but the patient may still have an IgG subclass deficiency.

50. Immune Deficiencies (from Human Disease) --  Encyclopædia Britannica immune deficiencies (from human disease) The immune system may fail to function for many reasons. Many immunodeficiency disorders are caused by a genetic http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-63235

Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Expand all Collapse all Introduction Health versus disease ... Heredity and environment Chemical and physical injury Chemical injury: poisoning Organic chemicals Inorganic chemicals Drugs ... Diseases of immune origin changeTocNode('toc63234','img63234'); Immune deficiencies Immune responses in the absence of infection Allergies Autoimmune disorders Graft rejection Diseases of biotic origin Factors in infection Infectious agents Invasiveness and virulence Predisposition of the host Viral diseases ... Fungi and other parasites Abnormal growth of cells Normal and abnormal cell growth Cell growth inhibition Neoplasms: malignant and benign tumours Characteristics of cancer Epidemiology The role of genetics Heredity and environment Carcinogenic agents Chemicals Radiant energy Viruses Diseases of metabolic-endocrine origin ... Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled.

51. EBV And Cellular Immune Deficiencies Vinnie s Home Page for EBV,Epstein Barr Virus, immune deficiencies. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vinforte/ebvcell.htm

EBV and Cellular Immune Deficiencies EBV serology Testing Observations Comments to Vinnie the Webmaster Cellular Immune Deficiencies as the Underlying Cause of Elevated Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Titers in EBV-Associated Illnesses. I became interested in EBV while working in the lab where I am employed. EBV has been associated with many illnesses including chronic fatigue syndrome (which has been pretty much disproved at this time). I feel that the presence of elevated levels of EBV antibodies may be used as markers for other illnesses in individuals that have cellular immune deficiencies. I am interested in your response. Click here for my e-mail. Cellular Immune Deficiencies as the Underlying Causeof Elevated of Elevated Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibody Titers in EBV-Associated Illnesses. Vincent Forte A Thesis in the Field of Biology for the Degree of Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies Harvard University November 1990 The text presented here is in a summary form. Abstract Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is indigenous to all environments, infecting most of the human population. Its presence is easily demonstrated by serological tests. Primary infection with EBV results in infectious mononucleosis. However, increased levels of IgG antibodies to viral antigens are associated with several chronic illnesses, such as carcinomas and autoimmune disorders. This thesis proposes a test to distinguish whether EBV infection is a cause of these illnesses, or simply an associated marker. It is proposed that cellular immune deficiencies, involving decreased cytotoxic/suppressor

52. IDFNZ (Immune Deficiencies Foundation Of NZ) / KIDS Foundation - Everybody - Hea Everybody the healthcare hub for Kiwis information on over 250 health topics, New Zealand support groups, the latest medical research and health http://www.everybody.co.nz/page-03a9e134-277e-492a-88c3-b1c7671a9b5d.aspx

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53. New Science Sheds Light On Immune Deficiencies People with immunesystem deficiency diseases are finding that sitting in front of light boxes which contain radiation-shielded full-spectrum lights is http://www.immunesupport.com/news/95fal003.htm

View text/printer form New Science Sheds Light on Immune Deficiencies by Ginger Julian What do 20/20, Oprah Winfrey, the Wall Street Journal, the Journal of the American Medical Association, Reader's Digest, and Prevention Magazine have in common? They are all reporting on the dramatic reduction of seasonal depression in people who have used full-spectmm light therapy. Interestingly, a small but high-tech Santa Barbara company on the cutting edge of the new science of light therapy has been producing products for SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) patients for seven years now. However, what is exciting today is new evidence about how light therapy is affecting people with immune deficiency diseases such as Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS), AIDS, Gulf War syndrome, cancer and leukemia. Increasingly, studies are showing that the use of radiation-shielded full- spectrum light is contributing in many ways to the human healing process, both mentally and physically. How? Light has been discovered to be an important nutrient which feeds and replenishes the human nervous system (the body's electrical system). In addition, important facts overlooked until now by modern medicine have shown that not only is the body made up of tissue it's wired! And this wiring needs an energy source like cells need food. Pharmaceutical companies have attempted to respond to immune deficiencies with new research on drugs and special nutrients, but according to the leading pioneer of full-spectrum lights, Dr. John Ott, light is also a nutrient which nourishes and replenishes our bodies, thereby strengthening our immune system. People with immune-system deficiency diseases are finding that sitting in front of light boxes which contain

54. Biocompare News - Defective Gene Linked To Two Inherited Immune Deficiencies Defective Gene Linked To Two Inherited immune deficiencies 8/4/2005 of more children and their relatives with these immune deficiencies, says Dr. Geha, http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=91062

55. Current Trends Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Precautions For Clini Current Trends Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Precautions The etiology of the underlying immune deficiencies seen in AIDS cases is unknown. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001183.htm

Current Trends Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Precautions for Clinical and Laboratory Staffs The etiology of the underlying immune deficiencies seen in AIDS cases is unknown. One hypothesis consistent with current observations is that a transmissible agent may be involved. If so, transmission of the agent would appear most commonly to require intimate, direct contact involving mucosal surfaces, such as sexual contact among homosexual males, or through parenteral spread, such as occurs among intravenous drug abusers and possibly hemophilia patients using Factor VIII products. Airborne spread and interpersonal spread through casual contact do not seem likely. These patterns resemble the distribution of disease and modes of spread of hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis B virus infections occur very frequently among AIDS cases. The precautions that follow are advised for persons and specimens from persons with: opportunistic infections that are not associated with underlying immunosuppressive disease or therapy; Kaposi's sarcoma (patients under 60 years of age); chronic generalized lymphadenopathy, unexplained weight loss and/or prolonged unexplained fever in persons who belong to groups with apparently increased risks of AIDS (homosexual males, intravenous drug abusers, Haitian entrants, hemophiliacs); and possible AIDS (hospitalized for evaluation). Hospitals and laboratories should adapt the following suggested precautions to their individual circumstances; these recommendations are not meant to restrict hospitals from implementing additional precautions.

56. The Body: The Immune System -- An Overview Such an understanding may help comprehend the root of immune deficiencies, and perceive potential avenues that the immune system can be modulated in the http://www.thebody.com/step/immune.html

@import url(/css/thebody.css); @import url(/css/article.css); var zflag_nid="362"; var zflag_cid="1"; var zflag_sid="0"; var zflag_width="728"; var zflag_height="102"; var zflag_sz="26"; Just Diagnosed HIV Treatment Living With HIV HIV Around the World ... Conference Coverage Seattle Treatment Education Project The Immune System An Overview by Paul A. Linnemeyer November, 1993 The immune system is composed of many interdependent cell types that collectively protect the body from bacterial, parasitic, fungal, viral infections and from the growth of tumor cells. Many of these cell types have specialized functions. The cells of the immune system can engulf bacteria, kill parasites or tumor cells, or kill viral-infected cells. Often, these cells depend on the T helper subset for activation signals in the form of secretions formally known as cytokines, lymphokines, or more specifically interleukins. The purpose of this article is to review the organs, cell types and interactions between cells of the immune system as a commentary on their importance and interdependence on the T helper subset. Such an understanding may help comprehend the root of immune deficiencies, and perceive potential avenues that the immune system can be modulated in the case of specific diseases. The Organs of the Immune System Bone Marrow All the cells of the immune system are initially derived from the bone marrow. They form through a process called hematopoiesis. During hematopoiesis, bone marrow-derived stem cells differentiate into either mature cells of the immune system or into precursors of cells that migrate out of the bone marrow to continue their maturation elsewhere. The bone marrow produces B cells, natural killer cells, granulocytes and immature thymocytes, in addition to red blood cells and platelets.

57. Defective Gene Linked To Two Inherited Immune Deficiencies Defects in a single gene can result in two immune system disorders that leave affected individuals vulnerable to frequent or unusually severe infections, http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/view.article.php?ArticleID=20532

58. Modells Fund Research On Immune Diseases Seventy different immune deficiency diseases have been identified, and we are sure Children with immune deficiencies have a high risk of contracting http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1997/10.16/ModellsFundRese.html

[an error occurred while processing this directive] October 16, 1997 SEARCH THE GAZETTE Modells Fund Research on Immune Diseases By William J. Cromie Gazette Staff Confused with AIDS Replacing What's Missing pneumonia. They bind molecules from these organisms with so-called B cells, which then produce immunoglobulins to neutralize the invaders.

59. Allergies? Immune Deficiencies? Illnesses? Patient medical question and answer from The Respiratory Disorders Forum. Health topic area and articles about allergies Topics ,allergist, nausea, http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/599.html

Questions in The Respiratory Disorders Forum are being answered by doctors and health care professionals from National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colorado, which is consistently ranked the #1 hospital in America. Allergies? Immune Deficiencies? Illnesses? Forum: The Respiratory Disorders Forum Topic: Allergies Subject: Allergies? Immune Deficiencies? Illnesses? From To Post starion Dear LungLine Nurse, Aloha, Starion NJC-R.N.-DC starion It is a reasonable approach to determine the immune function of your son. The studies you have mentioned are the basic studies that can be performed to start the process. They can be performed unrelated to eating. Basically you are determining the function of the immune system. The areas of response in the immune system include cellular, humoral, and white blood cell. Delayed hypersensitivity skin testing and certain blood tests can assess the cellular response. Measuring the amount of antibodies and their response to infections can assess the humoral response. The white blood cell response can be assessed by the amount of cells and their function. Not all of these tests will be done at once. I would speak to your allergist to determine her skills in measuring immune function before deciding to seek further specialist care.

60. Allergies § Puberty Or Immune Deficiencies? Patient medical question and answer from The Respiratory Disorders Forum. Health topic area and articles about allergies Topics ,chronic, infection, sinus. http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/562.html

Questions in The Respiratory Disorders Forum are being answered by doctors and health care professionals from National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colorado, which is consistently ranked the #1 hospital in America. Allergies § Puberty or Immune Deficiencies? Forum: The Respiratory Disorders Forum Topic: Allergies Subject: Allergies § Puberty or Immune Deficiencies? From To Post starion Dear LungLine Nurse, Aloha, Starion NJC-R.N.-DC starion I think it is time!! I am sure that your son's friends are not continually sick, like your son. It is a good idea to make sure there is no other problem predisposing your son to these problems. This could be a sinus infection or other chronic situation. You might push your allergist a little to see what he/she thinks are the next steps in this evaluation. A sinus CT scan is an easy first step. starion THANKS! I'll speak with the allergist next week LungLine Nurse, Thanks for your guidance. I'll speak to the allergist next week, when I'm there for my immunotherapy shots. Starion [Thread closed to new comments] Respiratory Disorders Forum Respiratory Disorders Archives Med Help International

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