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Impairment of Mycobacterial But Not Viral Immunity by a Germline Human <i>STAT1</i> Mutation
13 Jul 2001
Abstract excerpt
Interferons (IFN) alpha/beta and gamma induce the formation of two transcriptional activators: gamma-activating factor (GAF) and interferon-stimulated gamma factor 3 (ISGF3). We report a natural heterozygous germline STAT1 mutation associated with susceptibility to mycobacterial but not viral disease. This mutation causes a loss of GAF and ISGF3 activation but is dominant for one cellular phenotype and recessive...
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