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Clinical and Genotypic Spectrum of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in 71 Latin American Patients: First Report from the LASID Registry.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Dec 2015
de Oliveira-Junior Edgar Borges, Zurro Nuria Bengala, Prando Carolina, Cabral-Marques Otavio, Pereira Paulo Vitor Soeiro, Schimke Lena-Friederick, Klaver Stefanie, Buzolin Marcia, Blancas-Galicia Lizbeth, Santos-Argumedo Leopoldo, Pietropaolo-Cienfuegos Dino Roberto, Espinosa-Rosales Francisco, King Alejandra, Sorensen Ricardo, Porras Oscar, Roxo-Junior Persio, Forte Wilma Carvalho Neves, Orellana Julio Cesar, Lozano Alejandro, Galicchio Miguel, Regairaz Lorena, Grumach Anete Sevciovic, Costa-Carvalho Beatriz Tavares, Bustamante Jacinta, Bezrodnik Liliana, Oleastro Matias, Danielian Silvia, Condino-Neto Antonio
Abstract excerpt
AIM: We analyzed data from 71 patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) with a confirmed genetic diagnosis, registered in the online Latin American Society of Primary Immunodeficiencies (LASID) database. RESULTS: Latin American CGD patients presented with recurrent and severe infections caused by several organisms. The mean age at disease onset was 23.9 months, and the mean age at CGD diagnosis was 52.7...
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