Identification of Genes from the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans Related to Transmigration into the Central Nervous System

Hsiang-Kuang Tseng; Chang-Pan Liu; Michael S. Price; Ambrose Y. Jong; Jui-Chih Chang; Dena L. Toffaletti; Marisol Betancourt-Quiroz; Aubrey E. Frazzitta; Wen-Long Cho; John R. Perfect

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045083

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Identification of Genes from the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans Related to Transmigration into the Central Nervous System

Hsiang-Kuang Tseng,

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan
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Chang-Pan Liu,

Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Michael S. Price,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Ambrose Y. Jong,

Affiliation Division of Hematology-Oncology, The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Jui-Chih Chang,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Dena L. Toffaletti,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Marisol Betancourt-Quiroz,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Aubrey E. Frazzitta,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Wen-Long Cho ,

* E-mail: wenlong@ym.edu.tw (WLC); perfe001@mc.duke.edu (JRP)

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan
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John R. Perfect

* E-mail: wenlong@ym.edu.tw (WLC); perfe001@mc.duke.edu (JRP)

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Identification of Genes from the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans Related to Transmigration into the Central Nervous System

Hsiang-Kuang Tseng,
Chang-Pan Liu,
Michael S. Price,
Ambrose Y. Jong,
Jui-Chih Chang,
Dena L. Toffaletti,
Marisol Betancourt-Quiroz,
Aubrey E. Frazzitta,
Wen-Long Cho,
John R. Perfect

Published: September 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045083

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