This could then increase susceptibility to intracellular mycobacterial and salmonella infections, because the other three patients with the highest mean Th17 percentage (1.20%) in the “phenocopies” category had a large disproportional volume of auto-interferon γ antibodies blocking IFNγ signaling for Th1 shift and thus skewing into an elevated percentage of Th17 cells. The gene discussed is IFNG; the disease is Salmonella Infections.