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First review of chronic granulomatous disease in Palestine: clinical and genetic characteristics.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2026
Thawabteh Fatima Az-Zahra, Abu Rmilah Sedrah, Siaj Aya, Abu Khdair Rawan, Adwan Rabee
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Background: Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inborn error of immunity caused by genetic defects in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase complex, resulting in recurrent severe infections and excessive inflammatory responses. CGD is inherited in X-linked recessive and autosomal recessive patterns. X-linked variants occur in the CYBB gene, whereas autosomal recessive variants are found in...
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