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Mendelian genetics of human susceptibility to fungal infection.
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine - 2 Jun 2014
Lionakis Michail S, Netea Mihai G, Holland Steven M
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A recent surge in newly described inborn errors of immune function-related genes that result in susceptibility to fungal disease has greatly enhanced our understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of antifungal immune responses. Characterization of single-gene defects that predispose to various combinations of superficial and deep-seated infections caused by yeasts, molds, and dimorphic fungi has unmasked...
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