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Genetic PTX3 deficiency and aspergillosis in stem-cell transplantation
Rodrigues, Fernando José dos Santos; Cunha, Cristina; Aversa, Franco; Lacerda, João F.; Busca, Alessandro; Kunzai, Oliver; Grube, MatthiasBACKGROUND: The soluble pattern-recognition receptor known as long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) has a nonredundant role in antifungal immunity. The contribution of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PTX3 to the development of invasive aspergillosis is unknown. METHODS: We screened an initial cohort of 268 patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) and their donors for PTX3 SNPs modifying th...
Genetically-determined hyperfunction of the S100B/RAGE axis is a risk factor fo...
Cunha, Cristina; Giovannini, Gloria; Pierini, Antonio; Bell, Alain S.; Sorci, Guglielmo; Riuzzi, Francesca; Donato, RosarioInvasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major threat to the successful outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), although individual risk varies considerably. Recent evidence has established a pivotal role for a danger sensing mechanism implicating the S100B/receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) axis in antifungal immunity. The association of selected genetic variants in the S100B/RAGE a...