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immunodeficiency

Defect in immunity that impairs the body's ability to resist infection. The immune system may fail to function for many reasons. Immune disorders caused by a genetic defect are usually evident early in life. Others can be acquired at any age through infections (e.g., AIDS) or immunosuppression. Aspects of the immune response that may be affected include lymphocytes, other leukocytes, antibodies, and complement. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which arises from several different genetic defects, disrupts all of these. Depending on the cause, treatment for immunodeficiency may be administration of immunoglobulins, bone-marrow transplant, or therapy for the underlying disease.

immunodeficiency

a deficiency in or breakdown of a person's immune system

immunodeficiency

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(immunology)

Any defect of antibody function or cell-mediated immunity.

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The need to evaluate immune function has moved from the concern of specialists caring for the rare patient with primary immune disorders to an issue for nonspecialized clinicians, resulting at least in part from the emergence of HIV infection.

Evaluation of suspected immunodeficiency. (Cover Story) by Fleisher, Thomas A. / Medical Laboratory Observer

The contract will help provide a reliable, secure supply of plasma for ZLB Behring's life-saving therapies for the treatment of primary immune disorders, hemophilia, von Willebrand disease and other life-threatening conditions.

ZLB Behring Signs Major Plasma Acquisition Contract with Blood ... by Business Wire

A leading producer of plasma derived therapies, Alpha collects plasma from donors across the United States and processes it into a variety of products to treat life-threatening conditions, including intravenous immune globulin for primary immune disorders, coagulation factors for hemophilia, and albumin for shock and trauma.

Alpha Therapeutic Obtains Patent on Testing Method for Plasma ... by Business Wire

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