Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease: recent discoveries

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial infections

Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease in Egyptian Children

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis remains a major health problem in developing countries especially with the emergence of multidrug resistant strains. Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease (MSMD) is a rare disorder with impaired immunity against mycobacterial pathogens. Reported MSMD etiologies highlight the crucial role of the Interferon gamma /Interleukin 12 (IFN-γ/ IL-12) axis and the phag...

mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease due to il-12rβ1 deficiency in three iranian children

mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases (msmd) is a rare inheritance syndrome, characterized by a disseminated infection with mycobacterium in children following bcg vaccination at birth. regarding the vaccination program in iran, it may consider as a public health problem. the pathogenesis of msmd is dependent on either insufficient production of ifn-gamma (γ) or inadequate response...

Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease due to IL-12Rβ1 Deficiency in Three Iranian Children

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases (MSMD) is a rare inheritance syndrome, characterized by a disseminated infection with mycobacterium in children following BCG vaccination at birth. Regarding the vaccination program in Iran, it may consider as a public health problem. The pathogenesis of MSMD is dependent on either insufficient production of IFN-gamma (γ) or inadequate response...

Susceptibility to nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease.

The nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) exhibit heterogeneous pathogenicity in humans. Articles on known and potential human factors capable of producing susceptibility to NTM lung disease (NTMLD) were identified by a systematic search of the medical literature, and are reviewed in the present study. Patients with pre-existing structural lung disease are known to be at risk of NTMLD. Other suscep...