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reticular dysgenesis

Wednesday 21 January 2004

Reticular dysgenesis is a very rare congenital immunodeficiency classified within the severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID) and characterized by impairment of both lymphoid and myeloid cell development. It is characterized by congenital agranulocytosis, lymphopenia, and lymphoid and thymic hypoplasia with absent cellular and humoral immunity functions. MIM.267500