Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Analysis

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Immunodeficiency diseases are any diseases that cause an absence or inadequate immune response. They usually effect the immune cells, T-cells, B-cells, complement cells, or phagocytes. Immunodeficiency disease can cause many complications in the body. The compromise of the immune system can eventually lead to death if it is not treated promptly and correctly. A rare immunodeficiency disease that can lead to death is Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome. Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome is a disease that deals with a mutation of the white blood cells. Typically it is usually the T- and B-cells, but it can also deal with platelets. The mutation of the white blood cells are caused by a mutation in the X-linked trait (Fraizer, 2012, p. 141). This mutation effects

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