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Anakinra for Treatment of Liver Abscesses in a Patient with a Novel CYBB Variant of Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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  1. Department of Immunology and Allergy, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

    Caroline To & Luke Droney

  2. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Caroline To & Luke Droney

  3. Department of Allergy and Immunology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia

    Andrew Williams

  4. University of Sydney Medical School, Sydney, Australia

    Andrew Williams

  5. Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Luke Droney

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CT and LD were involved in the clinical care of the patient and wrote the article. AW was involved in the genetic testing of the patient and family members. All authors have given their approval of the manuscript.

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To, C., Williams, A. & Droney, L. Anakinra for Treatment of Liver Abscesses in a Patient with a Novel CYBB Variant of Chronic Granulomatous Disease. J Clin Immunol 41, 1368–1371 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-021-01028-0

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