Chronic Granulomatous Disease, The Mcleod Phenotype and the Contiguous Gene Deletion Syndrome-A Review
Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), a disorder of the NADPH oxidase system, results in phagocyte functional defects and subsequent infections with bacterial and fungal pathogens (such as Aspergillus species and Candida albicans). Deletions and missense, frameshift, or nonsense mutations in the gp91...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2011
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Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8957 https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7961-9-13 |