specific antibody deficiency
Specific antibody deficiency SAD is a primary immunodeficiency disease PIDD characterized by normal immunoglobulins Igs IgA IgM total IgG and IgG subclass levels but with recurrent infection and diminished antibody responses to polysaccharide antigens following vaccination 13. Each of these subclasses has a slightly different immune function. Pin On Health Specific antibody deficiency is also called selective antibody deficiency partial antibody deficiency and impaired polysaccharide responsiveness. . Antibody deficiency specific antibody deficiency primary immunodeficiency disorders combined immunodeficiency x-linked agammaglobulinemia autosomal agammaglobulinemia common variable immunodeficiency transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy IgA deficiency IgG subclass deficiency selective IgM deficiency hyper IgM syndrome. In patients with IgG subclass deficiency other components of the immune system function normally. In taking her history she says she was...