Immune system disorders in children can involve an underactive, overactive, or misdirected immune response. Main groups include immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children born to mothers, not fathers, with primary antibody immunodeficiencies had greater risks for certain ...

Early results from a study of newborn screening methods show that DNA analysis picks up many more preventable or treatable serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by ...

Representing a group of over 450 rare inherited conditions, Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders (PIDs) are typically characterised by increased susceptibility to infections and dysregulation of the ...

Researchers have identified the genetic basis behind certain severe immunodeficiencies in newborns, paving the way for potential screening and emerging therapies. The findings, published today (24 May ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—A 30-year-old woman with a history of upper respiratory infections had no idea she carried an immunodeficiency disorder – until her 6-year-old son was diagnosed with the same illness.

In a recent study published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers identified type 3 vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) in an infant. Study: Detection of a Highly Divergent Type 3 ...

Saint Louis University's pediatric and internal medicine allergy and immunology divisions provide an A&I fellowship training program. The division also regularly provides electives for pediatric ...

The treatment for primary immunodeficient diseases is varied. As mentioned before, the most common type of primary immunodeficient disease are antibody deficiencies. Either patients don't make enough ...

In 2001, Megan Ryan, 46, was diagnosed with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), one of the most common types of primary immunodeficiency diseases, or PIDDs, which are rare genetic disorders that ...

An international consortium co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center immunogeneticist Rubén Martínez-Barricarte, PhD, has discovered a new genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and ...