Immune defects in active mycobacterial diseases in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs)

Natural human immunity to the mycobacteria group, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) or nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), and/or Salmonella species, relies on the functional IL-12/23-IFN-γ integrity of macrophages (monocyte/dendritic cell) connecting to T lymphocyte...

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Main Authors: Wen-I Lee, Jing-Long Huang, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Tang-Her Jaing, Tzou-Yien Lin, Yhu-Chering Huang, Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966461100129X