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Monocyte/macrophage-specific NADPH oxidase contributes to antimicrobial host defense in X-CGD.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Feb 2015
Okura Yuka, Yamada Masafumi, Kuribayashi Futoshi, Kobayashi Ichiro, Ariga Tadashi
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BACKGROUND: Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency disease that is characterized by susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections. Various mutations in CYBB encoding the gp91(phox) subunit of the phagocyte nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase...
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