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A prominent role for the IL1 pathway and IL15 in susceptibility to chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2014
Smith N L D, Hankinson J, Simpson A, Bowyer P, Denning D W
Abstract excerpt
Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis (CCPA) is a progressive lung condition with a 10-30% annual mortality. Although overtly immunocompetent, some immunogenetic defect in patients is likely. To investigate a possible immunogenetic defect in CCPA, we analysed biologically plausible candidate genes in 112 CCPA patients and 279 healthy controls in a genetic association study of genes involved in the...
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