IL12RB1 and anemia: All patients in our cohort were confirmed to have genetic mutations in IL12RB1, IFNGR1, STAT1, STAT3, and CD40LG. T. marneffei was detected in both the blood and lymph nodes of P1 with IL12RB1 mutations, and the clinical manifestations were serious and included recurrent fever, weight loss, severe anemia, splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy, all requiring long-term antifungal therapy.