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Mycobacterial Disease and Impaired IFN-γ Immunity in Humans with Inherited ISG15 Deficiency
3 Aug 2012
Abstract excerpt
ISG15 is an interferon (IFN)-α/β-inducible, ubiquitin-like intracellular protein. Its conjugation to various proteins (ISGylation) contributes to antiviral immunity in mice. Here, we describe human patients with inherited ISG15 deficiency and mycobacterial, but not viral, diseases. The lack of intracellular ISG15 production and protein ISGylation was not associated with cellular susceptibility to any viruses that...
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