Community Series in Primary Immunodeficiencies Worldwide, volume II

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Community Series in Primary Immunodeficiencies Worldwide, volume II is written by Hirokazu Kanegane and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832560636 (ISBN 10) and 9782832560631 (ISBN 13).

This Research Topic is the second volume in this series, "Community Series in Primary Immunodeficiencies Worldwide". Please see volume I here. Primary Immunodeficiencies are a group of approximately 300 diseases characterized by recurrent or chronic infections, autoimmunity, allergy, or inflammation as a consequence of genetic alterations affecting the immune system. The overall incidence is around 1:10,000 and they are more prevalent in children. According to the IUIS, primary immunodeficiencies are classified in 8 groups: combined immunodeficiencies; predominantly antibody deficiencies; diseases of immune dysregulation; congenital defects of phagocyte number, function, or both; defects in innate immunity, autoinflammatory disorders, complement deficiencies, and phenocopies of primary immunodeficiencies. The field of Primary Immunodeficiencies is growing fast in terms of scientific knowledge and outreaching doctors and patients worldwide, as a consequence of educational initiatives, scientific meetings, medical society’s activities, supporting agencies, and patient associations. Humans are genetically heterogeneous, and the environmental characteristics and social habits differ dramatically in the several geographic regions of the world.