Showing papers by "Jacov Levy published in 2009"
TL;DR: It is shown that chemotactic activity of neutrophils from a CIPA patient, which has been attributed to the molecular defect in the TrkA receptor, may contribute to the high rate of infection.
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TL;DR: The Negev desert in Southern Israel is inhabited by two genetically distinct populations: Jewish and Arab Bedouin Muslim people and the Jewish people have smaller families and higher employment rates and, accordingly, higher income per capita than theBedouin people.
Abstract: © 2008 Japan Pediatric Society Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is a signifi cant health problem in children worldwide: its incidence is 2 – 3%. 1 Cow’s milk is one of the most common food allergies in Israel. 2 Numerous studies have documented the clinical aspects of CMPA, 3 – 5 but the effects of ethnicity and socioeconomic status have not been studied by comparing two populations within one geographic area. The Negev desert in Southern Israel is inhabited by two genetically distinct populations: Jewish and Arab Bedouin Muslim people. Approximately 60% of the pediatric population is Jewish. Whereas most of the Jewish people live in Westernized urban centers, most of the Bedouin people live in relatively small suburban settlements or in transition from semi-nomadic conditions to permanent settlements. In general, the Jewish people have smaller families and higher employment rates and, accordingly, higher income per capita than the Bedouin people. We sought to determine if there were differences in the clinical parameters of CMPA between Jewish and Bedouin children in southern Israel.
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TL;DR: A consanguineous extended family where four patients have immunodeficiency, three have X‐linked agammaglobulinaemia and one has major histocompatibility complex class 2 deficiency is reported.
Abstract: Manifestations of immunodeficiency within the same family are presumed to be the same disease. We report a consanguineous extended family where four patients have immunodeficiency, three have X-linked agammaglobulinaemia and one has major histocompatibility complex class 2 deficiency. Within one family, two rare genetic diseases with similar clinical manifestations can occur.
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