In 1993, Steimie et al (Cell 75:135, 1993) demonstrated that the ‘Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome’, characterized by the complete lack of HLA class II expression leading to severe combined immunodeficiency, is caused by deletion in a gene that regulates the expression of class II molecules, the Class II Transactivator (CIITA).
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