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[Genetic predisposition to infective diseases in humans. Mendelian predisposition to mycobacterial infections].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 2000
Casanova J L
Abstract excerpt
Selective susceptibility to poorly pathogenic mycobacteria, such as bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and environmental non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), has long been suspected to be a mendelian disorder but its molecular basis has remained elusive. Recently, recessive mutations in the interferon gamma receptor ligand-binding chain (IFNgR1), interferon gamma receptor signalling chain (IFNgR2), interleukin...
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