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Invasive mucorales sinusitis in a young patient with Emberger syndrome and newly diagnosed AML: A case report and literature review of invasive fungal infections in GATA2 deficiency.
Mycoses - 1 Dec 2023
Chiu Chia-Yu, Matsuo Takahiro, Wurster Sebastian, Gerstein Yoheved, Hammond Danielle E, Chien Kelly S, DiNardo Courtney, Kontoyiannis Dimitrios P
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Germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in the gene encoding the GATA2 transcription factor can result in profound reductions of monocytes, dendritic cells, natural killer cells and B cells. GATA2 PVs are associated with an increased risk of myeloid malignancies and a predisposition to nontuberculous mycobacterial and human papillomavirus infections. Additionally, invasive fungal infections (IFIs) have been reported...
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