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TLR4 polymorphism in Iranian patients with brucellosis.
The Journal of infection - 1 Sept 2006
Rezazadeh M, Hajilooi M, Rafiei A, Haidari M, Nikoopour E, Kerammat F, Mamani M, Ranjbar M, Hashemi H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Brucellosis is a zoonosis of both public health and economic significance in most developing countries. Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) have been reported to be associated with a blunted immune response to microbial pathogens. Information regarding any association between genetic variation of TLR4 and susceptibility to brucellosis is not available in the literatures. The main purpose of...
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