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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), also called hypogammaglobulinemia, is an inherited (genetic) condition in which a person's immune system has trouble producing antibodies. People with common variable immunodeficiency usually begin to develop frequent infections while in their teens or twenties.

By Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Last Revised June 11, 2010

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