Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Question 1

Clinical serum levels for CVID?

Answer 1

reduced IgG, IgA, and IgM

Question 2

With reduced antibody presence, what does this imply for infections?

Answer 2

poor responses when infectious agents are present, and the infections will reoccur because memory b cell development is lacking

Question 3

What causes CVID?

Answer 3

90% cases unknown but 13 genes and in general the genes involved in B cell survival, maturation or activation