CD45 deficiency is an autosomal recessive disease with T and B lymphocyte dysfunction, due to a large deletion at one allelle and a point mutation at the other. The point mutation resulted in the alteration of intervening sequence 13 donor splice site.The population of T lymphocytes is diminished and unresponsive to mitogen stimulation. The level of B lymphocyte numbers, serum immunoglobulin decreased with age.
Alternative names
CD45 Ly5, Human homolog of B220 Severe combined immunodeficiency due to PTPRC Deficiency
CD45
Classification
- Combined B and T cell immunodeficiencies
- T-B+ SCID
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Cross references
Phenotypically related immunodeficiencies
Incidence
Incidence it is not known yet.