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Clinical and molecular findings of chronic granulomatous disease in Oman: family studies.
Clinical genetics - 1 Feb 2015
Al-Zadjali S, Al-Tamemi S, Elnour I, AlKindi S, Lapoumeroulie C, Al-Maamari S, Pathare A, Dennison D, Krishnamoorthy R
Abstract excerpt
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a rare inherited disorder of the innate immune system, results from mutations in any one of the five genes encoding the subunits of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase (NADPH) oxidase enzyme, and is characterized by recurrent life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections. Molecular analysis of 14 Omani CGD patients from 10 families, diagnosed to have CGD...
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