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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2006

TACI mutation in common variable immunodeficiency and IgA deficiency.

Rima Rachid, Emanuela Castigli, Raif S Geha, Francisco A Bonilla

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Innate Mechanisms in Selective IgA Deficiency.Frontiers in immunology · 2021
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  13. [Humoral immunodeficiency : awareness for better support].The Pan African medical journal · 2014
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  14. Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in patients with primary immunodeficiency.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2013
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  17. Educational paper: primary antibody deficiencies.European journal of pediatrics · 2011
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  19. Common variable immunodeficiency: etiological and treatment issues.International archives of allergy and immunology · 2009
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rima RachidDivision of Immunology, Children's Hospital, Boston,300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. rima.rachid@childrens.harvard.edu
Emanuela Castigli
Raif S Geha
Francisco A Bonilla
Boston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous primary immunodeficiency disease. Immunoglobulin A deficiency (IGAD) shares some clinical, laboratory, and genetic features with CVID and occurs with relatively greater frequency in first-degree relatives of individuals with CVID. Recently, patients with CVID and IGAD have been found to have mutations of the gene TNFRSF13B encoding the TACI (transmembrane activator and calcium-modulator and cyclophilin-ligand interactor), a member of the tumor necrosis factor-receptor superfamily. In this article, we review the various TACI mutations that have been identified so far. Although six mutations have been reported, no clear genotype-phenotype association has been shown to date. This suggests that the phenotypic expression of TACI mutation is affected by additional genetic and environmental factors. Analysis of a larger sample of patients will be needed to determine if the specific mutations are associated with a particular phenotype or predisposition to the common features of CVID and IGAD: autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation, or malignancy.

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AnimalsCommon Variable ImmunodeficiencyHumansIgA DeficiencyImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingMutationTransmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor ProteinTNFRSF13B protein, humanTransmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor Protein

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PMID16899196
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