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Abnormal regulation of interferon-gamma, interleukin-12, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in human interferon-gamma receptor 1 deficiency.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 1998
Holland S M, Dorman S E, Kwon A, Pitha-Rowe I F, Frucht D M, Gerstberger S M, Noel G J, Vesterhus P, Brown M R, Fleisher T A
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterial infections are critically controlled by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and the cellular responses it elaborates, as shown by patients with mutations in the IFN-gamma receptor ligand-binding chain (IFN-gamma R1) who have disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. The immunologic sequelae of IFN-gamma R1 deficiency were characterized in 2 unrelated patients from the Indian subcontinent with...
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