Millers of SC with XL Immune Deficiency Posted by: Alice Stewart (AJStewart62@aol.com) This is a strange request but if there are any Millers who originated in SC/NC that have a rare XL Primary Immnune Deficiency gene in family, I would like to make contact because it is only passed down through families. A long shot, but it could be a short cut. << X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia is a primary immune deficiency disease that is passed on through female members of the family. It is caused by a defective X chromosome and while women are carriers, it is the males that suffer from illness if they inherit it from their mothers. There is no cure and deadly if untreated. My family lost many young boys to this disease before it was identified. My grandmother was a Miller before she married. By the way, I am African American but the disease affects any race. My gmother was mulatto. Don't know if this helps but look at the health of little boys born to mothers in direct descent. >> << Whenever I notice a line of Millers with heavy male casualty, I earmark it for further study. It also would have helped if I had known that the disease was in the family before the elders died out. But hey, I know it now which saves my grandson although I lost a great-nephew from it two years ago. If you hear of anyone else, keep me in mind. I just started in earnest this year so I have a long, long way to go. >> Thanks much, AJStewart My email address is AJStewart62@aol.com I am posting this for someone who is not on the list. I have no connection to these MILLERs, but I am doing her a favor. Please respond to AJStewart62@aol.com if you see a connection to your MILLERs