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Characterization of 4 New Mutations in the CYBB Gene in 10 Iranian Families With X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Jul 2018
Teimourian Shahram, Sazgara Faezeh, de Boer Martin, van Leeuwen Karin, Roos Dirk, Lashkary Sharzad, Chavoshzadeh Zahra, Nabavi Mohammad, Bemanian Mohammad Hassan, Isaian Anna
Abstract excerpt
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disease of the innate immune system that results from defects in 1 of the 5 subunits of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase complex and leads to life-threatening infections with granuloma formation. During 3 years of study, we recognized 10 male patients with X-linked CGD from a tertiary referral center for immune deficiencies in Iran. The CGD...
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