NIK deficiency

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NIK deficiency

ORPHA:447731Disease

Also called Primary immunodeficiency with multifaceted aberrant lymphoid immunity

What it is

A rare, genetic, primary combined T and B cell immunodeficiency characterized by recurrent, severe viral and bacterial infections. Immunologic findings include decreased immunoglobulin levels, decreased numbers of B and NK cells, reduced relative CD19+ B cells in peripheral blood, impaired memory responses to viral infections and defective antigen-specific T-cell proliferation.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

MAP3K14Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function)

ICD-10 codes

D81.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 49 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0018642OMIM 620449UMLS C5680065

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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