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Immunodeficiency 116
A T cell deficiency that is characterized by the onset of recurrent upper and lower respiratory tract infections in infancy or early childhood and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the CD8-alpha gene on chromosome
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Overview
A T cell deficiency that is characterized by the onset of recurrent upper and lower respiratory tract infections in infancy or early childhood and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the CD8-alpha gene on chromosome
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