Do you perform genetic testing when patients have persistent hypogammaglobulinemia after rituximab therapy?
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Allergy & Immunology · University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
I would not routinely perform genetic testing. Multicenter studies (Labrosse et al., PMID 33862010; and Otttaviano et al., PMID 35892275) show that genetic testing returns a low yield, <5%. Several authors suggest that the risk of persistent hypogammaglobulinemia due to PID is increased if there is ...