Omenn syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease. The defect of this syndrome affects the maturation of both B and T lymphocytes and the activation of the T cell subset is secondary to a partially defective V(D)J recombination process.
Alternative names
Reticuloendotheliosis, familial, with eosinophilia
Severe combined immunodeficiency with hypereosinophilia
Combined immunodeficiency and reticuloendotheliosis with eosinophilia
Classification
- Combined B and T cell immunodeficiencies
- T-B- Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
OMIM
#603554 Omenn syndrome
Incidence
1/100000