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Family clusters of variant X-linked chronic granulomatous disease.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jun 2009
Bender Jeffrey M, Rand Thomas H, Ampofo Krow, Pavia Andrew T, Schober Michelle, Tebo Anne, Pasi Brian, Augustine Nancy H, Pryor Robert J, Wittwer Carl T, Hill Harry R
Abstract excerpt
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare inherited immunodeficiency disorder. The clinical presentation is varied depending on the degree of involvement of the NADPH oxidase system responsible for the oxidative burst of neutrophils. We present 3 cases of variant X-linked CGD in an effort to introduce the disease and highlight the importance and limitations of CGD screening. The variant X-linked form of CGD...
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