Inherited IL-17RC deficiency in patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
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Inherited IL-17RC deficiency in patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is characterized by recurrent or persistent infections of the skin, nail, oral, and genital mucosae with Candida species, mainly C. albicans. Autosomal-recessive (AR) IL-17RA and ACT1 deficiencies and autosomal-dominant IL-17F deficiency, each reported in a single kindred, underlie CMC in otherwise healthy patients. We report three patients from unrelated...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1540-9538,0022-1007
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20141065