WHIM syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by warts, hypogammaglobulinemia (low blood gammaglobulin levels), recurring bacterial infections and myelokathexis (form of neutropenia). It is a form of immunodeficiency disease caused by a mutation in a chemokine receptor. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of WHIM syndrome is available below.
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WHIM syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that WHIM syndrome, or a subtype of WHIM syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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