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Missense mutation of the interleukin-12 receptor beta1 chain-encoding gene is associated with impaired immunity against Mycobacterium avium complex infection.
Blood - 1 May 2001
Sakai T, Matsuoka M, Aoki M, Nosaka K, Mitsuya H
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) plays an important role in the production of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) and is essential for protection against intracellular pathogens such as Mycobacterium and Salmonella. A 31-year-old man had disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. The production of IFN-gamma by peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA-PBMCs) was found severely...
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