chronic granulomatous disease

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13006
Immunodeficiency disease in which multiple granulomas form as a result of defective elimination of bacteria by phagocytes.
Note: It is caused by deficiency of the NADPH oxidase system of enzymes that generates superoxide involved in bacterial killing.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1143 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'chronic granulomatous disease' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13006 RIS BibTex EndNote
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