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Impaired T(H)17 responses in patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis with and without autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Nov 2010
Ng Wan-Fai, von Delwig Alexei, Carmichael Andrew J, Arkwright Peter D, Abinun Mario, Cant Andrew J, Jolles Stephen, Lilic Desa
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BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence implicates T(H)17 cytokines in protection against Candida species infections, but the clinical relevance is not clear. Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is a heterogeneous syndrome with the unifying feature of selective susceptibility to chronic candidiasis. Different subgroups with distinct clinical features are recognized, including autoimmune...
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