Human dectin-1 deficiency and mucocutaneous fungal infections.

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Published in N Engl J Med on October 29, 2009

Authors

Bart Ferwerda1, Gerben Ferwerda, Theo S Plantinga, Janet A Willment, Annemiek B van Spriel, Hanka Venselaar, Clara C Elbers, Melissa D Johnson, Alessandra Cambi, Cristal Huysamen, Liesbeth Jacobs, Trees Jansen, Karlijn Verheijen, Laury Masthoff, Servaas A Morré, Gert Vriend, David L Williams, John R Perfect, Leo A B Joosten, Cisca Wijmenga, Jos W M van der Meer, Gosse J Adema, Bart Jan Kullberg, Gordon D Brown, Mihai G Netea

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine and the Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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