MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_3316)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_3316
DB IDMyCo_3316
TitleChronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Year2013
PMID24120361
Fungal Diseases involvedChronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusCandida
Speciesspp.
OrganismCandida spp.
Ethical StatementThe study was approved by the local ethics committee of Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France and the Rockefeller University Hospital, New York, USA.
Site of InfectionNone
Opportunistic invasiveNone
Sample typeBiopsy
Sample sourceExtracted DNA
Host GroupHuman
Host Common nameHuman
Host Scientific nameHomo sapiens
Biomarker NameACT1 mutation-T536I
Biomarker Full NameACT1-biallelic missense mutation (T536I)
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeProtein
Geographical LocationFrance
CohortHere investigated a 30-year-old man (P1) born to consanguineous Algerian parents. At the age of eight years, he developed macrocheilitis associated with progressive chronic macroglossia. He has since suffered from recurrent oral candidiasis affecting the mouth and tongue. His sister is 28 years old (P2) and has suffered, since early childhood, from recurrent episodes of bilateral blepharitis caused by S. aureus and folliculitis decalvans (Quinquaud’s folliculitis) caused by S. aureus. She has also had occasional episodes of oral thrush due to Candida albicans and of onycomycosis due to Candida parapsilosis.
Cohort No.2
Age Group28-30
P ValueNone
SensitivityNone
SpecificityNone
Positive Predictive ValueNone
MICNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismNone
TechniqueAnalytic
Analysis MethodFlow Cytometry Analysis
ELISA kitsNone
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedFlow Cytometry Analysis
Up Regulation Down RegulationPositive
Sequence DataNone
External LinkNone