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Investigation of promoter variations in dendritic cell-specific ICAM3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) (CD209) and their relevance for human cytomegalovirus reactivation and disease after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2008
Mezger M, Steffens M, Semmler C, Arlt E-M, Zimmer M, Kristjanson G-I, Wienker T F, Toliat M R, Kessler T, Einsele H, Loeffler J
Abstract excerpt
Promoter variations in Toll-like receptor genes (n = 7) and genes encoding pathogen recognition and virus entry receptors (n = 7) were screened to detect any association with human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) reactivation and disease in patients following allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs735240, G>A; rs2287886, C>T) in the promoter region of the dendritic cell-specific...
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