Article
Clinical and molecular features of 38 children with chronic granulomatous disease in mainland china.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2014
Xu Huan, Tian Wen, Li Shu-Juan, Zhang Lu-Ying, Liu Wei, Zhao Yao, Zhang Zhi-Yong, Tang Xue-Mei, Wang Mo, Wu Dao-Qi, Shi Ji-Sheng, Ding Yuan, Zhao Xiao-Dong, Yang Xi-Qiang, Jiang Li-Ping
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder, with phagocytes failing to produce antimicrobial superoxide due to deficient NADPH oxidase activity. Mutations in the gene encoding CYBB are responsible for the majority of the CGD cases. To date, there have been no reports on large samples of children with CGD in China. Therefore, in this study, we described the clinical and molecular...
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