Gene For Immune Deficiency Syndromes Found

... A newly discovered gene mutation may account for many cases of immune deficiency, in particular two syndromes known as immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID), which make people highly susceptible to infections. The discovery, reported in the July Nature Genetics, may lead to a new diagnostic test for these conditions, which now often go unrecognized. ...