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Dectin-2 polymorphism associated with pulmonary cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected Chinese patients.
Medical mycology - 1 Nov 2015
Hu Xiu-Ping, Wang Rui-Ying, Wang Xuan, Cao Ya-Hui, Chen Yan-Qiong, Zhao Hua-Zhen, Wu Ji-Qin, Weng Xin-Hua, Gao Xin-Hua, Sun Ren-Hua, Zhu Li-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Dectin-2 is a C-type lectin receptor that can recognize critical structures of fungi and involve in the host immune response after pulmonary fungal infections. We aimed to investigate the association between Dectin-2 genetic polymorphisms and cryptococcosis among a series of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-uninfected Chinese patients. In this case control study, a total of 251 patients with cryptococcosis and...
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