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Clinical Features of Female Taiwanese Carriers with X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease from 2004 to 2019.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2021
Wu Chao-Yi, Chen Yi-Ching, Lee Wen-I, Huang Jing-Long, Chen Li-Chen, Ou Liang-Shiou, Yao Tsung-Chieh, Jaing Tang-Her, Chen Shih-Hsiang, Liang Chi-Jou, Kang Chen-Chen, Chiu Cheng-Hsun
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PURPOSE: Female carriers with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (XL-CGD) who have < 10% reactive oxygen species (ROS) production due to profound X-chromosome inactivation (XCI or lyonization) are more susceptible to infections. We assessed ROS production in Taiwanese female carriers with XL-CGD to investigate whether the level of ROS correlated to their clinical features of infection, autoimmunity, and...
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