Genetics of immunodeficiency diseases
Hitzig, W.H.
Progress in Clinical and Biological Research 103 Pt B: 315-321
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0361-7742 PMID: 7163227 Document Number: 187041
Immunodeficiency syndromes in childhood are partly congenital and due to metabolic errors. A majority are inherited, and from this group examples are presented of autosomal-recessive, X-linked, and dominant transmission. Reliable carrier identification and prenatal diagnosis are possible in a minority of these diseases, but clinical immunologists hope that new techniques will soon offer these possibilities to all families with hereditary forms of IDS.