Polymorphisms of Dectin-1 and TLR2 Predispose to Invasive Fungal Disease in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who undergo induction chemotherapy are at high risk for invasive fungal disease (IFD). Dectin-1, a C-type lectin family member represents one of the most important pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune system and single nucleotide polymorphisms...

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Main Authors: Mike Fischer, Baerbel Spies-Weisshart, Karin Schrenk, Bernd Gruhn, Susan Wittig, Anita Glaser, Andreas Hochhaus, Sebastian Scholl, Ulf Schnetzke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4786091?pdf=render