Agammaglobulinemia Definition

Agammaglobulinemia Sentence Examples

• X-linked agammaglobulinemia is an inherited disease stemming from a defect on the X chromosome, consequently affecting more males than females.

• All classes of immunoglobulin antibodies are decreased in agammaglobulinemia.

• Immunoglobulin heavy chain deletion, a form of agammaglobulinemia, is a genetic disorder in which part of the antibody molecule is absent.

• X-linked agammaglobulinemia is an example of this disease.

• The congenital immunodeficiency disorder, Bruton's agammaglobulinemia, also known as X-linked agammaglobulinemia, results in a decrease or absence of B lymphocytes and, therefore, a decreased ability to make antibodies.