Bruton agammaglobulinemia

X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA),

an X-linked recessive B-cell immune deficiency condition, with hypo- or agammaglobulinemia; the immune deficiency becomes apparent as maternally transmitted immunoglobulin levels decline in early infancy. Synonym(s): Bruton agammaglobulinemia

Bru·ton a·gam·ma·glob·u·li·ne·mi·a

(brū'tŏn ā-gam-mă-glob'yū-lin-ē'mē-ă) An X-linked condition, with hypo- or agammaglobulinemia; the immune deficiency becomes apparent as maternally transmitted immunoglobulin levels decline in early infancy.

Bruton,

Ogden Carr, U.S. pediatrician, 1908–. Bruton agammaglobulinemia - genetic trait causing decreased quantity of gamma fraction of serum globulin; associated with increased susceptibility to pyogenic infections and observed in type III isolated growth hormone deficiency.