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Letter

AIRE gene mutation predisposing chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis and pigmented retinitis in two kids from a Chinese family

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Pages 1705-1706 | Received 02 May 2022, Accepted 13 Jun 2022, Published online: 28 Jun 2022

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