Causes of Immunodeficiency

Some people are born with an immunodeficiency because of problems with the genes they inherit from their parents. It's also possible to acquire an immunodeficiency after an infection such as HIV.

Source: NHS Choices UK¹

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Causes of Immunodeficiency

Causes of the condition may include:² Causes of Immunodeficiency:

• 15q14 Microdeletion Syndrome
• 15q24 Microdeletion Syndrome
• 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
• ACTH-Dependent Cushing Syndrome
• Alopecia Antibody Deficiency
• Alpha-Heavy Chain Disease
• Alpha-Thalassemia-Myelodysplastic Syndrome
• Alymphoid Cystic Thymic Dysgenesis
• Arts Syndrome
• Attenuated Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Autosomal Agammaglobulinemia
• Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy
• Candidiasis, Familial, 2
• Card11 Immunodeficiency
• Cernunnos-XLF Deficiency
• Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
• Chondroitin-6-Sulfaturia, Defective Cellular Immunity, Nephrotic Syndrome
• Combined Immunodeficiency Due To CRAC Channel Dysfunction
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency
• Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
• Cushing Disease
• Cushing Syndrome Due To Ectopic ACTH Secretion
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Developmental Malformations-Deafness-Dystonia Syndrome
• Distal 22q11.2 Microdeletion Syndrome
• Dyskeratosis Congenita, X-Linked
• Ectodermal Dysplasia, Anhidrotic, With Immunodeficiency, Osteopetrosis,And Lymphedema
• Ectodermal Dysplasia, Hypohidrotic, With Immune Deficiency
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Due To Plakophilin Deficiency
• Epilepsy, Hearing Loss, And Mental Retardation Syndrome
• Facial Dysmorphism, Immunodeficiency, Livedo, And Short Stature
• Felty Syndrome
• Glycogen Storage Disease Due To Glycogen Debranching Enzyme Deficiency
• Griscelli Disease
• Griscelli Disease Type 2
• Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome
• Hemoglobin E-Beta-Thalassemia Syndrome
• Hepatic Venoocclusive Disease With Immunodeficiency
• Hereditary Folate Malabsorption
• Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
• Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson Syndrome
• Hyperzincemia With Functional Zinc Depletion
• Il21R Immunodeficiency
• Immune Deficiency, Familial Variable
• Immunodeficiency 10
• Immunodeficiency 12
• Immunodeficiency 13
• Immunodeficiency 14
• Immunodeficiency 15
• Immunodeficiency 16
• Immunodeficiency 17
• Immunodeficiency 18
• Immunodeficiency 19
• Immunodeficiency 20
• Immunodeficiency 21
• Immunodeficiency 22
• Immunodeficiency 23
• Immunodeficiency 24
• Immunodeficiency 28
• Immunodeficiency 29
• Immunodeficiency 30
• Immunodeficiency 31A
• Immunodeficiency 31C
• Immunodeficiency 32A
• Immunodeficiency 33
• Immunodeficiency 35
• Immunodeficiency 36
• Immunodeficiency 37
• Immunodeficiency 38
• Immunodeficiency 39
• Immunodeficiency 40
• Immunodeficiency 41 With Lymphoproliferation And Autoimmunity
• Immunodeficiency 8
• Immunodeficiency 9
• Immunodeficiency-Centromeric Instability-Facial Anomalies Syndrome1
• Immunodeficiency-Centromeric Instability-Facial Anomalies Syndrome2
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 1
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 10
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 11
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 12
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 2
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 3
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 4
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 5
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 6
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 7
• Immunodeficiency, Common Variable, 8, With Autoimmunity
• Immunodeficiency Due To Defect In CD3-Zeta
• Immunodeficiency Due To Defect In Mapbp-Interacting Protein
• Immunodeficiency Due To Ficolin 3 Deficiency
• Immunodeficiency Due To Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase-4 Deficiency
• Immunodeficiency, Gonadal Dysgenesis, And Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Immunodeficiency, Partial Combined, With Absence Of HLA Determinantsand Beta-2-Microglobulin From Lymphocytes
• Immunodeficiency With Defective Leukocyte And Lymphocyte Function
• Immunodeficiency With Hyper-IgM, Type 1
• Immunodeficiency With Hyper-IgM, Type 2
• Immunodeficiency With Hyper-IGM, Type 3
• Immunodeficiency With Hyper-IGM, Type 4
• Immunodeficiency With Hyper-IgM, Type 5
• Immunodeficiency Without Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
• Immunodeficiency, X-Linked, With Deficiency Of 115,000 Dalton Surfaceglycoprotein
• Immunodeficiency, X-Linked, With Magnesium Defect, Epstein-Barr Virusinfection, And Neoplasia
• Isolated Agammaglobulinemia
• Kaposi Sarcoma
• Lymphoproliferative Syndrome, X-Linked, 1
• Malakoplakia
• Maternal Uniparental Disomy Of Chromosome 2
• Maternal Uniparental Disomy Of Chromosome 6
• Monosomy 22q13
• Myelodysplasia, Immunodeficiency, Facial Dysmorphism, Short Stature,
• Neutrophil Chemotactic Response
• Neutrophil Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Osteopetrosis
• Partial Acquired Lipodystrophy
• Polyarteritis Nodosa, Childhood-Onset
• Polyglucosan Body Myopathy 1 With Or Without Immunodeficiency
• Primary Effusion Lymphoma
• Primary Immunodeficiency Syndrome Due To P14 Deficiency
• Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia
• Progeroid Short Stature With Pigmented Nevi
• Pyogenic Bacterial Infections Due To Myd88 Deficiency
• Riddle Syndrome
• Sezary Syndrome
• Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated With Autoimmune Thyroiditis
• T-Cell Immunodeficiency, Recurrent Infections, And Autoimmunity Withor Without Cardiac Malformations
• Thymic Tumor
• Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome 2
• Vici Syndrome
• Vitamin B12-Unresponsive Methylmalonic Acidemia
• Vitamin B12-Unresponsive Methylmalonic Acidemia Type Mut-
• Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
• Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome
• X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
• X-Linked Intellectual Disability, Cabezas Type
• Yellow Nail Syndrome

Causes List for Immunodeficiency

Some of the possible causes of Immunodeficiency or similar disorders may include:³

• AAT deficiency (Repeated lung infections)
• ACTH resistance (Recurrent infections)
• ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome (Immunodeficiency)
• ADA-SCID (Severe combined immunodeficiency)
• ADNP syndrome ...

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References

1. Source: NHS Choices UK: nhs.uk/ conditions/ bronchiectasis/ symptoms/ 
2. Source: Human Phenotype Ontology
3. Source: Algorithmically Generated List

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