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A novel mutation in NCF1 in an adult CGD patient with a liver abscess as first presentation.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2009
van de Vosse Esther, van Wengen Annelies, van Geelen Jos A, de Boer Martin, Roos Dirk, van Dissel Jaap T
Abstract excerpt
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an immunodeficiency caused by defects in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-oxidase complex and is usually diagnosed in early childhood. CGD patients suffer from severe, recurrent infections with bacteria, fungi and yeasts. We report a 25-year-old female with protracted fever because of a Staphylococcus aureus liver abscess, which did not resolve until...
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