Bruton type agammaglobulinemia [Supplementary Concept]
A hereditary immunodeficiency due to the failure of B-LYMPHOCYTES to mature and rearrangement failure of IG HEAVY CHAINS. Mutations in Agammaglobulinaemia tyrosine kinase (BTK gene) can cause X-linked AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA type 1 (XLA). OMIM: 300755
Date introduced: August 25, 2010
MeSH Unique ID: C537409
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Entry Terms:
- Agammaglobulinemia, Bruton tyrosine kinase
- Agammaglobulinemia, BTK
- Bruton-type (congenital X-linked) agammaglobulinemia
- X-linked agammaglobulinemia
- Agammaglobulinemia, X-Linked
- Agammaglobulinemia, X-Linked, Type I
- Immunodeficiency 1
- Bruton-Type Agammaglobulinemia
- Bruton's Agammaglobulinemia
- Congenital Agammaglobulinemia