@inbook{b824819906da404e96192993443d9500,
title = "CD19 Deficiency due to Genetic Defects in the CD19 and CD81 Genes",
abstract = "CD19 is a transmembrane protein specifically expressed on B cells and acts together with CD21, CD81, and CD225 to reduce the threshold for B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling. To date, 11 patients with childhood-onset hypogammaglobulinemia have been identified with CD19 deficiency due to mutations in the CD19 or CD81 genes. The patients have circulating B cells that lack CD19 expression and are impaired in BCR-induced signal transduction. In addition to recurrent respiratory infections, several patients suffer from autoimmunity and IgA nephropathy. These non-infectious complications might arise from altered signal transduction thresholds. Although rare, genetic defects in CD19 or CD81 should be considered in patients with childhood onset of autosomal recessive antibody deficiency.",
keywords = "Autoreactivity, B cell, B-cell antigen receptor, CD19, CD81, Primary antibody deficiency, Vaccination responses",
author = "{van Zelm}, {Menno C.} and Ismail Reisli",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-91785-6_7",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319917849",
series = "Rare Diseases of the Immune System",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "83--95",
editor = "D'Elios, {Mario Milco} and Marta Rizzi",
booktitle = "Humoral Primary Immunodeficiencies",
}