Primary immunodeficiency diseases in the Middle East

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012 Feb:1250:56-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06379.x. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

Abstract

Reports on primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) have clearly shown wide geographic and ethnic variations. Understanding these variations is expected to play a major role in improving the diagnosis and management of such diseases, and will also affect research on PIDs. In this short review, we explore the unique aspects of primary immunodeficiencies in the Middle East.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / epidemiology*
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / ethnology
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / therapy*
  • Middle East / epidemiology
  • Middle East / ethnology