| Literature DB >> 11335769 |
C Fieschi1, S Dupuis, C Picard, C I Smith, S M Holland, J L Casanova.
Abstract
We have found that children with complete interferon gamma (IFNgamma) receptor deficiency, unlike patients with other genetic defects predisposing them to mycobacterial diseases, have very high levels of IFNgamma in their plasma. This unexpected observation provides a simple and accurate diagnostic method for complete IFNgamma receptor deficiency in children with clinical disease caused by bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccines or environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11335769 DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.4.e48
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatrics ISSN: 0031-4005 Impact factor: 7.124