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Published on: August 15, 2019
The monogenic landscape of human infectious diseases
Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis1, Paul Bastard2, Vivien Béziat1
1St Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Paris, France; Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France.
Abstract:
The spectrum of known monogenic inborn errors of immunity is growing, with certain disorders underlying a specific and narrow range of infectious diseases. These disorders reveal the core mechanisms by which these infections occur in various settings, including inherited and acquired immunodeficiencies, thereby delineating the essential mechanisms of protective immunity to the corresponding pathogens. These findings also have medical implications, facilitating diagnosis and improving the management of individuals at risk of disease.
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