Back from the brink of obscurity

A mutation in a transcription factor makes people susceptible to Tropheryma whipplei, the bacterium that causes a rare condition called Whipple's disease.

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Main Author: Donald C Vinh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/36649
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spelling doaj-2cf5ed023c7f4f6fb1859764696da8692021-05-05T15:48:38ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2018-04-01710.7554/eLife.36649Back from the brink of obscurityDonald C Vinh0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1347-7767Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada; Department of Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada; Infectious Disease Susceptibility Program, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CanadaA mutation in a transcription factor makes people susceptible to Tropheryma whipplei, the bacterium that causes a rare condition called Whipple's disease.https://elifesciences.org/articles/36649Whipple's diseaseprimary immunodeficiencyIRF4haploinsufficiency
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Whipple's disease
primary immunodeficiency
IRF4
haploinsufficiency
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title Back from the brink of obscurity
title_short Back from the brink of obscurity
title_full Back from the brink of obscurity
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publishDate 2018-04-01
description A mutation in a transcription factor makes people susceptible to Tropheryma whipplei, the bacterium that causes a rare condition called Whipple's disease.
topic Whipple's disease
primary immunodeficiency
IRF4
haploinsufficiency
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