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Treatment options for chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.
The Journal of infection - 5 Jul 2016
van de Veerdonk Frank L, Netea Mihai G
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (AD-CMC) is a rare and severe primary immunodeficiency that is characterized by mucocutaneous fungal infection, autoimmunity, cerebral aneurysms, and oropharyngeal and esophageal cancer. Recently, it was discovered that STAT1 mutations are responsible for AD-CMC. These mutations lead to the inability of STAT1 to be dephosphorylated, resulting in...
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