Article
Molecular characterization of a novel splice site mutation within the CYBB gene leading to X-linked chronic granulomatous disease.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Apr 2005
Barese Cecilia N, Copelli Silvia B, De Matteo Elena, Zandomeni Rubén, Salgueiro Fabián, Di Giovanni Daniela, Heyworth Paul, Rivas Eva María
Abstract excerpt
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency that affects the oxidative mechanism of microbial killing of phagocytic cells. The defect is characterized by a lack or severely reduced superoxide anion (O2-) production by phagocytes. Seventy percent of CGD cases are X-linked (X-CGD) and they are caused by mutations in the gene encoding for gp91(phox), one of the two subunits of the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
