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Infections associated with chronic granulomatous disease: linking genetics to phenotypic expression.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy - 1 Aug 2012
Ben-Ari Josef, Wolach Ofir, Gavrieli Ronit, Wolach Baruch
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited primary immunodeficiency characterized by the absence or malfunction of the NADPH oxidase in phagocytic cells. As a result, there is an impaired ability to generate superoxide anions and the subsequent reactive oxygen intermediates. Consequently, CGD patients suffer from two clinical manifestations: recurrent, life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections and...
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