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Granulomatous Disease, Chronic

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Definition: A recessive X-linked defect of leukocyte function in which phagocytic cells ingest but fail to digest bacteria, resulting in recurring bacterial infections with granuloma formation.  also called granulomatous disease of childhood    Other names Granulomatous Diseases, Chronic; Diseases, Chronic Granulomatous; Disease, Chronic Granulomatous; Chronic Granulomatous Diseases; Chronic Granulomatous Disease
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
neutrophil cytosolic factor 1  EC 1.6.3.1   *NADPH Oxidase Granulomatous Disease, Chronic. Science 1989;245(4916):409
cytochrome b245  0   *Cytochrome b Group Granulomatous Disease, Chronic NADPH Oxidase. Biochem J 1982;204(2):479

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