Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chediak-Higashi syndrome is an autosomal recessive syndrome, which affects the body parts. It damages the immune cells and makes the patient to go into an immunocompromised state, which helps in the invasion of bacteria and viruses into the body. The prolonged and persistent infections of bacteria and viruses lead to life threatening diseases or death.

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