Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
immunodeficiency, literature, CVID, common variable immunodeficiency
College
Life Sciences
Department
Physiology and Developmental Biology
Abstract
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is one of the least understood primary immunodeficiencies. It is a disease where the body attacks its own antibodies, destroying all or most of them. Patients with CVID suffer from recurrent illnesses such as pneumonia, hepatitis, and other infections. While scientists know very little about the illness, there is much information available postulating its origin. In my thesis, I reviewed the current literature concerning CVID and compared it to the real life story of a woman, Darlene Phillips, whose life CVID has shaped.
Recommended Citation
Kearl, Heather Janene and Tolman, Dr. Richard R.
(2014)
"Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Literature and Reality,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 920.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/920