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Host defense molecule polymorphisms influence the risk for immune-mediated complications in chronic granulomatous disease.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 15 Dec 1998
Foster C B, Lehrnbecher T, Mol F, Steinberg S M, Venzon D J, Walsh T J, Noack D, Rae J, Winkelstein J A, Curnutte J T, Chanock S J
Abstract excerpt
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder of phagocyte function in which defective superoxide production results in deficient microbicidal activity. CGD patients suffer from recurrent, life-threatening infections, and nearly half develop chronic gastrointestinal (GI) complications (colitis, gastric outlet obstruction, or perirectal abscess) and/or autoimmune/rheumatologic disorders (AIDs). To...
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