Novel STAT1 alleles in otherwise healthy patients with mycobacterial disease.

The transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription-1 (STAT1) plays a key role in immunity against mycobacterial and viral infections. Here, we characterize three human STAT1 germline alleles from otherwise healthy patients with mycobacterial disease. The previously reported L7...

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Main Authors: Ariane Chapgier, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Guillaume Vogt, Jacqueline Feinberg, Ada Prochnicka-Chalufour, Armanda Casrouge, Kun Yang, Claire Soudais, Claire Fieschi, Orchidée Filipe Santos, Jacinta Bustamante, Capucine Picard, Ludovic de Beaucoudrey, Jean-François Emile, Peter D Arkwright, Robert D Schreiber, Claudia Rolinck-Werninghaus, Angela Rösen-Wolff, Klaus Magdorf, Joachim Roesler, Jean-Laurent Casanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1550284?pdf=render