A 1,100-year-old founder effect mutation in IL12B gene is responsible for Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease in Tunisian patients

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) is a rare disorder predisposing apparently healthy individuals to infections caused by weakly virulent mycobacteria such as bacille Calmette–Guerin (BCG), environmental mycobacteria, and poorly virulent Salmonella strains. IL-12p40 deficiency...

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Published inImmunogenetics (New York) Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 67 - 71
Main Authors Ben-Mustapha, Imen, Ben-Ali, Meriem, Mekki, Najla, Patin, Etienne, Harmant, Christine, Bouguila, Jihène, Elloumi-Zghal, Houda, Harbi, Abdelaziz, Béjaoui, Mohamed, Boughammoura, Lamia, Chemli, Jalel, Barbouche, Mohamed-Ridha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Springer Nature B.V
Springer Verlag
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