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Lentivirus-mediated gene transfer of gp91phox corrects chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) phenotype in human X-CGD cells.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Saulnier S O, Steinhoff D, Dinauer M C, Zufferey R, Trono D, Seger R A, Hossle J P
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BACKGROUND: Chronic granulomatous diseases (CGD) are caused by impaired antimicrobial activity in phagocytes, due to the absence or malfunction of the respiratory burst NADPH oxidase. Two-thirds of the patients have mutations in their X-linked CGD gene encoding gp91phox, the largest subunit of th...
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