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The inducibility of TNF-alpha production is different in the granulocytic and monocytic differentiated forms of wild type and CGD-mutant PLB-985 cells.
Immunology and cell biology - 1 Dec 2003
Selmeczy Zsolt, Szelényi Judit, Német Katalin, Vizi E Sylvester
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Chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited disorder associated with a defect in phagocytic cell oxidative metabolism resulting in ineffective microbicidal activity. Consequently, patients with chronic granulomatous disease suffer from recurrent infections. Published data show that besides the failure to produce superoxide and its derivatives, other functional problems can also be found in chronic granulomatous...
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