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Central European Journal of Immunology
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ISSN: 1426-3912
Central European Journal of Immunology
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Original paper

Role of TLR2 rs5743708 and dectin-1 rs16910526 polymorphisms in susceptibility to fungal infections in COVID-19 patients

Karzan Abdulmuhsin Mohammad
1
,
Hero M. Ismael
1
,
Shukur Wasman Smail
1, 2
,
Taban Kamal Rasheed
1
,
Mohammed O. Rahman
3
,
Niaz Albarzinji
4
,
Rebaz Hamza Salih
5
,
Kalthum Othman Taha
1
,
Khawlah Salah Khaleel
1
,
Kawa Amin
6, 7
,
Christer Janson
6

  1. Department of Biology, College of Science, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  2. College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  3. Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Science, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  4. College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq
  5. PAR Private Hospital, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  6. Department of Medical Science, Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Uppsala University and University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
  7. College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Cent Eur J Immunol 2025; 50 (1): 77-86
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ceji.2025.149165
Online publish date: 2025/05/05
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