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Leukocyte Adhesion Defect



Introduction: Leukocyte Adhesion Defect

An genetic disorder affecting the body's immune system. White blood cells (leukocytes) receive the message that there is an infection but due to a lack or insufficiency of a certain protein, they are unable to travel to the site of the infection. The missing protein is needed to help the white blood cell sick to the blood vessel walls and travel to the infection site and protect the body. As a result, sufferers have recurring bacterial infections which can become very serious.

Symptoms of Leukocyte Adhesion Defect

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Medical Textbooks Online about Leukocyte Adhesion Defect

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  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Leukocyte Adhesion Defect is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Leukocyte Adhesion Defect, or a subtype of Leukocyte Adhesion Defect, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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