Article
[Autosomal chronic granulomatous disease: case report and mutation analysis of two Brazilian siblings].
Jornal de pediatria - 1 Jan 2000
Prando-Andrade Carolina, Agudelo-Florez Piedad, Lopez Juan A, Paiva Maria Aparecida de Souza, Costa-Carvalho Beatriz T, Condino-Neto Antônio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To report the case of two siblings with chronic granulomatous disease. Chronic granulomatous disease is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by abnormal microbicidal activity. Mutations in the p47-phox gene (NCF-1) are present in about 30% of the patients with chronic granulomatous disease; this group presents a better prognosis and later onset of recurrent infections as compared with the...
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