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5 Facts you should know about

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)

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A rare, inherited immunodeficiency that affects certain white blood cells that leads to the formation of granulomas in many organs

2

It is usually inherited in an autosomal recessive or X-linked recessive manner

3

Most people with CGD are diagnosed in childhood, usually before age 5

4

The most important MOA is the impact on the superoxide radical due to defective phagocyte NADPH oxidase

5

The only cure for the disease is an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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