A novel CYBB mutation with the first genetically confirmed case of chronic granulomatous disease in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 768-769

  Naidoo, R ^a   Jordaan, N ^b   Chan, K W ^c   le Roux, D M ^a   Pienaar, S ^a   Nuttall, J ^a   Lau, Y L ^c   Eley, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Cuyler Hospital   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; COTRIMOXAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYBB GENE; GENE MUTATION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MONOCYTE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUTATOR GENE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; TUBERCULOSIS; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 80053296655     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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