Novel aspects of phagocytic cell disorders.
This review highlights the various numerical and functional defects in the phagocyte system. It mainly focuses on newly discovered genetic defects in the system and the role played by these defects in the clinical symptoms presented by patients. Novel therapeutic modalities to treat phagocyte abnormalities, which are currently under clinical trials, are also discussed.
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Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Centre and B. Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel. etzioni@rambam.health.gov.il
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology