Host genetics and invasive fungal diseases: Towards improved diagnosis and therapy?

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 257-259

  Cunha, Cristina ^a   Carvalho, Agostinho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fungal disease; GWAS; Human genetics; Immunity; Polymorphism; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; PROTEIN S100B;

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3 GENE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4 GENE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CYTOKINES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MYCOSES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84858228946     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eri.12.3     Document Type: Review

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