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Characterization of 11 novel mutations in the X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (CYBB gene).
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2001
Gérard B, El Benna J, Alcain F, Gougerot-Pocidalo M A, Grandchamp B, Chollet-Martin S
Abstract excerpt
The most frequent form of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is caused by inactivation of the CYBB gene, which encodes the gp91-phox subunit of phagocyte NADPH oxidase. This defect prevents phagocytes from producing reactive oxygen species and thus from eradicating bacterial and fungal infections. We investigated 16 unrelated male patients with suspected X-linked CGD and gp91-phox deficiency. A mutation was...
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