Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin's cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study has just shed light on another potential cause: human papillomavirus. Early results ...

Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers have discovered that patients with 18q deletion syndrome can experience both cellular and humoral immunodeficiency Tokyo, Japan – Chromosome 18q ...

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) represents a group of rare, inherited disorders that result in a profound impairment of T lymphocyte development and function, often accompanied by defects in B ...

Chromosome 18q deletion (18q del) syndromeis a rare genetic condition disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 40,000 to 55,000 individuals, caused by the deletion of genetic material on the long arm of ...

Scientists have pinpointed genetic changes that can leave children born with little to no immune defence against infection. In a new study of 11 affected individuals, researchers from Newcastle ...

Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that underpins a severe form of combined immunodeficiency (SCID), resulting in the accumulation of toxic metabolites that ...