Table 1.

LAD Syndromes

LAD I*LAD II
Clinical manifestations 
 Recurrent severe infections  Frequent  Not observed 
 Neutrophilia  
  Basal  +  ++  
  With infections  +++  ++  
 Periodontitis  Common  Marked 
 Skin infections  Common  Not observed  
 Delayed separation of the umbilical cord  Common  Not observed 
 Developmental abnormalities  None  Marked  
Laboratory findings  
 CD18 expression  Marked decrease or absent Normal  
 SLeX expression  Normal  Absent  
 Neutrophil rolling  Normal  Marked decrease  
 Neutrophil firm adherence Marked decrease  Normal  
 T- and B-cell function Decreased  Normal 
LAD I*LAD II
Clinical manifestations 
 Recurrent severe infections  Frequent  Not observed 
 Neutrophilia  
  Basal  +  ++  
  With infections  +++  ++  
 Periodontitis  Common  Marked 
 Skin infections  Common  Not observed  
 Delayed separation of the umbilical cord  Common  Not observed 
 Developmental abnormalities  None  Marked  
Laboratory findings  
 CD18 expression  Marked decrease or absent Normal  
 SLeX expression  Normal  Absent  
 Neutrophil rolling  Normal  Marked decrease  
 Neutrophil firm adherence Marked decrease  Normal  
 T- and B-cell function Decreased  Normal 

Adapted and reprinted from Etzioni et al8in Ochs HD, Smith CIE, Puck JM (eds): Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: A Molecular and Genetic Approach. New York, NY, Oxford, 1999.

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Severe phenotype.

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