Monozygotic Twins Concordant for Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Strikingly Similar Clinical and Immune Profile Associated With a Polygenic Burden
Monozygotic twins provide a unique opportunity to better understand complex genetic diseases and the relative contribution of heritable factors in shaping the immune system throughout life. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders (CVID) are primary antibody defects displaying wide phenotypic and...
Main Authors: | Susana L. Silva, Mariana Fonseca, Marcelo L. M. Pereira, Sara P. Silva, Rita R. Barbosa, Ana Serra-Caetano, Elena Blanco, Pedro Rosmaninho, Martin Pérez-Andrés, Ana Berta Sousa, Alexandre A. S. F. Raposo, Margarida Gama-Carvalho, Rui M. M. Victorino, Lennart Hammarstrom, Ana E. Sousa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02503/full |
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