The ESID Genetic Working Party wants to help to connect and support the collaborative clinical, genetic laboratories and research units associated with the ESID society. It is a really important issue in the field of primary immunodeficiency and only few of diagnostic centers have answered to this questionnaire.
The exchange of genetic diagnostic tools will improve the diagnosis and the genetic counselling of patients with PIDs which are important for the patients’ support and care. Moreover, in the context of the technological advances in genomics, it is an exciting challenge to develop these new applications for the diagnosis and research of new PIDs. The ESID Genetics WP wants to be a link between clinicians, immunologists and scientists to help in the diagnosis of new PIDs and also to develop trials (i.e. on clinical and genetic correlation of specific PIDs). The Genetics working party closely collaborates with the other ESID working parties.
How to participate?
Please respond to the following questions:
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to be able to help direct our fellow ESID members when they have questions regarding laboratories that can be contacted for genetic testing of potential primary immunodeficiencies. In this regard, we would be grateful if you could answer the two questions below by return email (capucine.picard@inserm.fr):
-Do you perform genetic testing for primary immunodeficiency diseases?
-If yes, for which genes are you performing tests?
Thank you in advance for your response.
Our best,
Capucine PICARD for the Genetics WP of ESID
