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We have identified a rare polymorphism (G to C at nucleotide 1102) in CYBB, which codes for gp91-phox, a component of NADPH oxidase. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes with this enzyme produced normal amounts of superoxide anion.
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Kuribayashi, F., de Boer, M., Leusen, J.H.W. et al. A novel polymorphism in the coding region of CYBB, the human gp91-phox gene. Hum Genet 97, 611–613 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02281870
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