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A STAT1-gain-of-function mutation causing Th17 deficiency with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, psoriasiform hyperkeratosis and dermatophytosis.
BMJ case reports - 22 Oct 2015
Nielsen Jakob, Kofod-Olsen Emil, Spaun Eva, Larsen Carsten S, Christiansen Mette, Mogensen Trine Hyrup
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During recent years, inborn errors of human IL-17 immunity have been demonstrated to underlie primary immunodeficiencies with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC). Various defects in receptors responsible for sensing of Candida albicans or downstream signalling to IL-17 may lead to susceptibility to Candida infection. While CMC is common in patients with profound T cell immunodeficiencies, CMC is also...
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