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Human interferon-gamma-mediated immunity is a genetically controlled continuous trait that determines the outcome of mycobacterial invasion.
Immunological reviews - 1 Dec 2000
Dupuis S, Döffinger R, Picard C, Fieschi C, Altare F, Jouanguy E, Abel L, Casanova J L
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with inherited disorders of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma)-mediated immunity appear to be specifically vulnerable to mycobacterial infections. The severity of clinical features of affected individuals differs between cases. Some patients die of mycobacterial infection in early childhood, whereas others have long asymptomatic periods in childhood and as adults. This rare syndrome also shows high allelic...
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