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Autosomal recessive mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to partial IFNgammaR2 deficiency

ORPHA:319574· ICD-10 D84.8

Definition

Autosomal recessive mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases (MSMD) due to partial IFNgammaR2 deficiency is a genetic variant of MSMD characterized by a partial deficiency in IFN-gammaR2, leading to a residual response to IFN-gamma and consequently to recurrent, moderately severe infections with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and other environmental mycobacteria (EM).

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy