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Genetic Defects in B-Cell Development and Their Clinical Consequences
 

H Abolhassani,1,2 N Parvaneh,1 N Rezaei,1 L Hammarström,2 A Aghamohammadi1

1Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2014; Vol. 24(1): 6-22
 

 Abstract


Expression of selected genes in hematopoietic stem cells has been identified as a regulator of differentiation of B cells in the liver and bone marrow. Moreover, naïve B cells expressing surface immunoglobulin need other types of genes for antigen-dependent development in secondary lymphoid organs. Many advanced molecular mechanisms underlying primary antibody deficiencies in humans have been described. We provide an overview of the mutations in genes known to be involved in B-cell development and their clinical consequences.

Key words: Genetic disorder. B-cell development. Primary antibody deficiencies. Clinical phenotypes.