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Long-term outcome of patients with p22phox-deficient chronic granulomatous disease on Jeju Island, Korea
Hyun Sik Kang, Geol Hwang, Kyung-Sue Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(4):129-135.   Published online April 22, 2015
Purpose

This study investigated the long-term clinical outcomes of patients with p22phox-deficient chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) on Jeju Island and retrospectively evaluated the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) prophylaxis.

Methods

The medical records of 15 patients with CGD were retrospectively reviewed. The efficacy of IFN-γ prophylaxis was evaluated by comparing the frequency of severe infections before and after starting continuous prophylaxis with IFN-γ.

Results

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