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This study provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the clinical, immunological, and genetic landscape of CVID in a Moroccan nationwide cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted across eight university hospitals in Morocco from 2019 to 2025. Sixty-one CVID patients were enrolled according to ESID (European society of immunodeficiency) and MENA (Middle-East and North Africa) guidelines. Clinical, immunological, and genetic data were analyzed. Whole-blood samples were processed for immunophenotyping, and a subset of patients underwent next-generation sequencing (NGS) targeting 474 inborn error of immunity (IEI)-associated genes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean age at diagnosis was 25.9 (SD 18.7) years old, with a diagnostic delay of 6.91 (SD 8.82) years. The most frequent infectious complications were pulmonary infections (88.5%) and gastrointestinal infections (63.9%). Non-infectious complications were present in 49.2% of patients, with predominant features including lymphoproliferation (50.8%), autoimmune cytopenias (39.3%), and granulomatous disease (18%). Bronchiectasis was the most common pulmonary finding (44.3%). Genetic testing (n=25) revealed 19 pathogenic variants in 13 genes, including 14 novel variants, particularly <jats:italic>LRBA, CTLA4, PIK3CD, NFKB1, VAV1<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>TCF3<\/jats:italic>. The phenotype-genotype correlation, based on clinical presentation, gene function, and multidisciplinary assessment, was strong in 52.6% of cases.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study provides Morocco\u2019s first clinical and genetic landscape of CVID, highlighting a high prevalence of consanguinity-associated monogenic defects and a significant burden of infectious and immune dysregulatory complications. Our findings emphasize the need for early diagnosis, multidisciplinary management, and access to targeted therapies in non-Western settings. 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