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Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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Patients with Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) are susceptible to atypical mycobacteria such as BCG, other environmental mycobacteria, and Salmonella. Here we identified 8 patients from 4 families with MSMD due to STAT1 variants, including 3 novel ones in Japan. When we see BCG-associated morbidity, we should suspect MSMD.

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Department of Child Health and Development, TMDU

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