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====[[Equine Severe Combined Immune Deficiency]] ====

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====Canine X-Linked Severe Combined Immune Deficiency ~~(Canine SCID)~~====

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====[[Canine X-Linked Severe Combined Immune Deficiency]] ====

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*Affects Basset Hounds and Corgis

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*X-linked recessive defect in the gene coding for the IL-2 receptor

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**IL-2 receptor is a receptor for the cytokine IL-2 which causes [[Lymphocytes#T cells|T cells]] to proliferate

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*Causes lymphoid hypoplasia, stunted growth and increases the animal's susceptibility to infection

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*Animal usually dies from pneumonia or sepsis as the level of maternal [[Immunoglobulins|antibody]] decreases

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====Selective [[IgA]] deficiency of German Shepherd Dogs====

*Poorly understood

*Linked to other disease syndromes such as deep pyoderma, inflammatory bowel disease, anal furunculosis and disseminated aspergillosis

*[[Immunoglobulin A|[[IgA]]]] deficiency so more susceptible to mucosal disease

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====Immunodeficiency of Weimaraners, Irish Wolfhounds and Miniature Dachshunds====

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**E.g. Pneumocytosis in Miniature Dachshunds due to low [[Immunoglobulin G|IgG]]

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