The last 80 years in primary immunodeficiency: how far have we come, how far need we go?

WT Shearer, A Fischer - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2006 - jacionline.org
The theme of this month's issue of the Journal is the 80 years of progress in understanding
the molecular and genetic basis, diagnosis, management, and definitive treatment of primary
immunodeficiency disease. The artist has attempted to capture this theme by presentation of
the global span of primary immunodeficiency affecting all peoples of the world and the
hands (ie, of patient care, education, and research) that support, for example, the patient
with ataxia telangiectasia first reported in 1926, 1, 2 as well as those current patients with …