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Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and susceptibility to human disease.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Mar 2008
Misch E Ann, Hawn Thomas R
Abstract excerpt
Although several lines of evidence suggest that variation in human inflammation is genetically controlled, the genes which regulate these responses are largely unknown. TLRs (Toll-like receptors) mediate recognition of microbes, regulate activation of the innate immune response and influence the formation of adaptive immunity. Cellular and molecular studies over the past several years have identified a number of...
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