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We thank all the participants for their cooperation, and we would also like to thank Dr. Yi Yuan and Dr. Deren Hou for their expertise and guidance throughout the experiment.
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This work was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (2018JJ3806 Chen Han).
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D.L., RX.Z., and H.C designed the study and wrote the manuscript; H.C., R.C., and LF.R. did experiments and analyzed patients’ data; all authors reviewed the manuscript before publication.
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Liu, D., Chen, R., Ran, L. et al. Listeria Monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis Due to IRAK4 Deficiency. J Clin Immunol 41, 1677–1680 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-021-01074-8
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