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Inborn errors of IL-12/23- and IFN-gamma-mediated immunity: molecular, cellular, and clinical features.
Seminars in immunology - 1 Dec 2006
Filipe-Santos Orchidée, Bustamante Jacinta, Chapgier Ariane, Vogt Guillaume, de Beaucoudrey Ludovic, Feinberg Jacqueline, Jouanguy Emmanuelle, Boisson-Dupuis Stéphanie, Fieschi Claire, Picard Capucine, Casanova Jean-Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases confers predisposition to clinical disease caused by weakly virulent mycobacterial species in otherwise healthy individuals. Since 1996, disease-causing mutations have been found in five autosomal genes (IFNGR1, IFNGR2, STAT1, IL12B, IL12BR1) and one X-linked gene (NEMO). These genes display a high degree of allelic heterogeneity, defining at least 13 disorders....
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