Publications by authors named "Lara Ergin"
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- The study investigates the prevalence of a specific fungal species (spp.) in lung tissues from 845 mammals across 31 families and eight orders, revealing that 26% of samples were positive for the fungus.
- A total of 36 mammal species showed presence of the fungus, with 17 species being recorded for the first time, indicating a broader host range than previously understood.
- The findings suggest that the fungal burden in these animals is generally low, indicating colonization or subclinical infections rather than severe pneumonia, which may highlight the potential of these mammals as reservoirs for the fungus.
Background: IgG4 is associated with two emerging groups of rare diseases: 1) IgG4 autoimmune diseases (IgG4-AID) and 2) IgG4-related diseases (IgG4-RLD). Anti-neuronal IgG4-AID include MuSK myasthenia gravis, LGI1- and Caspr2-encephalitis and autoimmune nodo-/paranodopathies (CNTN1/Caspr1 or NF155 antibodies). IgG4-RLD is a multiorgan disease hallmarked by tissue-destructive fibrotic lesions with lymphocyte and IgG4 plasma cell infiltrates and increased serum IgG4 concentrations.
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