Immune defect due to absence of thymus: A congenital disorder where the absence of the thymus results in immune system problems (deficiency of T-Lymphocytes). The thymus is involved in the production of mature functioning T-cells which fight infection. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Immune defect due to absence of thymus is available below.
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Immune defect due to absence of thymus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Immune defect due to absence of thymus, or a subtype of Immune defect due to absence of thymus,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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