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Kappa deficiency has little if any effect on health, gamma chains seem to be able to substitute effectively. The symptoms can vary including recurrent respiratory infections and diarrhea.
Diagnosis
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Therapeutic options
- (Intravenous) immunoglobulins and antibiotic therapy. Oral poliovaccine should not be given because of the risk of paralytic disease.
- Hypogammaglobulinemia, eMedicine
- Agammaglobulinemia, eMedicine
Research programs, clinical trials
- Improved Healthcare for Patients with Primary Antibody Deficiencies through new Strategies Elucidating their Pathophysiology (IMPAD), IMPAD
- European Initiative for Primary Immunodeficiencies
- Immune Regulation in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Related Syndromes, ClinicalTrials.gov