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. 1997 Aug;52(Suppl 3):S41–S46. doi: 10.1136/thx.52.2008.s41

Intractable mycobacterial infections associated with genetic defects in the receptor for interferon gamma: what does this tell us about immunity to mycobacteria?

G A Rook
PMCID: PMC1765888  PMID: 9381426

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