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Infections due to various atypical mycobacteria in a Norwegian multiplex family with dominant interferon-gamma receptor deficiency.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Feb 2008
Glosli Heidi, Stray-Pedersen Asbjørg, Brun Anne C, Holtmon Lena W, Tønjum Tone, Chapgier Ariadne, Casanova Jean L, Abrahamsen Tore G
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BACKGROUND: Atypical mycobacteria can cause systemic infections in patients with certain types of immunodeficiency. METHODS: Clinical samples were decontaminated and cultured to assess the presence of mycobacterial species. Gene sequencing was performed to reveal interferon-gamma receptor 1 (IFN-...
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