The use of reverse transcription-PCR for the diagnosis of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder of the innate immune system characterized by a defective oxidative burst of phagocytes and subsequent impairment of their microbicidal activity. Mutations in one of the NADPH-oxidase components affect gene expression or function of this sy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-05-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000500001 |