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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
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It is usually inherited in an autosomal recessive or X-linked recessive manner
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Most people with CGD are diagnosed in childhood, usually before age 5
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The most important MOA is the impact on the superoxide radical due to defective phagocyte NADPH oxidase
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The only cure for the disease is an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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