Genetic deficiency of NOD2 confers resistance to invasive aspergillosis
oleh: Mark S. Gresnigt, Cristina Cunha, Martin Jaeger, Samuel M. Gonçalves, R. K. Subbarao Malireddi, Anne Ammerdorffer, Rosalie Lubbers, Marije Oosting, Orhan Rasid, Grégory Jouvion, Catherine Fitting, Dirk J. de Jong, João F. Lacerda, António Campos, Willem J. G. Melchers, Katrien Lagrou, Johan Maertens, Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Agostinho Carvalho, Oumaima Ibrahim-Granet, Frank L. van de Veerdonk
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-07-01 |
Deskripsi
NOD2 has been shown to be crucial for immune recognition of Aspergillus infection. Here the authors show that a common NOD2 genetic variant associated with Crohn’s disease is associated with reduced risk of disease due to enhanced antifungal activates of monocytes and macrophages.