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NAPDH Oxidase-Specific Flow Cytometry Allows for Rapid Genetic Triage and Classification of Novel Variants in Chronic Granulomatous Disease.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Sacco Keith A, Smith Matthew J, Bahna Sami L, Buchbinder David, Burkhardt Joshua, Cooper Megan A, Hartog Nicholas L, Kobrynski Lisa, Patel Kiran P, Abraham Roshini S
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PURPOSE: Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an innate immune deficiency, primarily affecting the phagocytic compartment, and presenting with a diverse phenotypic spectrum ranging from severe childhood infections to monogenic inflammatory bowel disease. Dihydrorhodamine (DHR) flow cytometry is the standard diagnostic test for CGD, and correlates with NADPH oxidase activity. While there may be genotype...
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