Quantification of κ-deleting recombination excision circles in Guthrie cards for the identification of early B-cell maturation defects

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jul;128(1):223-225.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.01.052. Epub 2011 Mar 11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agammaglobulinemia / blood
  • Agammaglobulinemia / diagnosis*
  • Agammaglobulinemia / genetics
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Light Chain / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Neonatal Screening / methods*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity