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