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Severe mycobacterial and Salmonella infections in interleukin-12 receptor-deficient patients.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 29 May 1998
de Jong R, Altare F, Haagen I A, Elferink D G, Boer T, van Breda Vriesman P J, Kabel P J, Draaisma J M, van Dissel J T, Kroon F P, Casanova J L, Ottenhoff T H
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Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a cytokine that promotes cell-mediated immunity to intracellular pathogens by inducing type 1 helper T cell (TH1) responses and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production. IL-12 binds to high-affinity beta1/beta2 heterodimeric IL-12 receptor (IL-12R) complexes on T cell and...
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