AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA

n. agammaglobulinémie (carence en gammaglobuline dans le sang - médecine)

a rare, inherited X chromosome-linked (recessive) disorder that affects only males, causing the body to produce little (if any) gamma globulin (IgG) and other immunoglobulins; affected individuals develop repeated infections such as sinusitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, bronchitis, skin infections, and chronic diarrhea.