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  Discussion Topic: Adults and PI

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02-26-2002 @ 3:15 PM                          
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  I thought PI diseases were genetic- so why are adults sometimes diagnosed with PI?

02-26-2002 @ 3:34 PM                          
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  They might have had PI throughout their lives but their immune system was compensating somehow.  Or, a deteriorating immune system was somehow programmed into their genes, so you don’t see the effects until later.

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