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  • Immune Deficiencies

    Detailed information on immune deficiency disorders in children, including Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, DiGeorge Syndrome, and X-linked Agammaglobulinemia

  • Immune Disorders

    Detailed information on the immune system and immune disorders

  • Immune System

    The immune system works to keep germs out of the body and destroy any that get in. It is made up of a complex network of cells and organs.

  • Immune System Disorders

    When your immune system doesn't work the way it should, it is called an immune system disorder.

  • Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children

    ITP is a blood disorder that causes a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. Platelets help stop bleeding. So a decrease in platelets can result in easy bruising, bleeding gums, and bleeding inside the body. The lower the platelet count, the greater the risk of bleeding.

  • Immunization Quiz

    You can fight off an infectious disease in one of two ways, by catching and surviving the disease or by getting a vaccine, which prevents you from catching it.

  • Immunofixation (Blood)

    This blood test finds out if you are abnormally making or losing protein or whether you are having problems absorbing protein.

  • Immunofixation and Protein Electrophoresis (CSF)

    This test looks for certain proteins in a sample of your cerebral spinal fluid. Having these proteins may be a sign of multiple sclerosis or other central nervous system disorder.

  • Immunofixation by Electrophoresis (Urine)

    This test separates and measures proteins in your urine. It looks for an abnormal protein called monoclonal protein, or M-protein.