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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Parasitic skin disease
  1. HLA-B gene 
    ... against severe malaria, a disease caused by a parasite that is carried by mosquitoes. HLA-B53 is ... the immune system respond more effectively to the parasite that causes malaria. 1B07_HUMAN HLA class I ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hla-b - Genetics
  2. Cholangiocarcinoma 
    ... where it is related to infection with a parasite that is common there. For unknown reasons, cholangiocarcinoma ... used in manufacturing. In Southeast Asia, infection with parasitic worms that live in the human bile ducts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cholangiocarcinoma - Genetics
  3. PDGFRA-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia 
    ... blood. These cells help fight infections by certain parasites and are involved in the inflammation associated with ... to a heart condition known as eosinophilic endomyocardial disease, skin rashes, coughing, difficulty breathing, swelling (edema) in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-associated-chronic-eosinophilic-leukemia - Genetics
  4. PKLR gene 
    ... appear to make it more difficult for this parasite to invade red blood cells. Studies indicate that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pklr - Genetics
  5. DOCK8 immunodeficiency syndrome 
    ... response against foreign invaders in the body, particularly parasitic worms, and plays a role in allergies. It ... B. Autosomal recessive hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome: a distinct disease entity. J ... shape integrity for skin antiviral immunity. J Exp Med. 2014 Dec 15; ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dock8-immunodeficiency-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency 
    ... appears to make it more difficult for this parasite to invade red blood cells. Glucose-6-phosphate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...cose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase-deficiency - Genetics
  7. PDGFRB-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia 
    ... blood. These cells help fight infections by certain parasites and are involved in the inflammation associated with ... or enlarged liver (hepatomegaly). Some affected individuals develop skin rashes, likely as a ... chronic myeloproliferative diseases with rearrangements of the platelet-derived growth factor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-associated-chronic-eosinophilic-leukemia - Genetics
  8. Autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome 
    ... response against foreign invaders in the body, particularly parasitic worms, and is involved in allergies. However, IgE ... bacterial and fungal infections of the lungs and skin. The STAT3 protein is also involved ... JD. Diminished allergic disease in patients with STAT3 mutations reveals a role ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../autosomal-dominant-hyper-ige-syndrome - Genetics