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A functional toll-like receptor 8 variant is associated with HIV disease restriction.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2008
Oh D-Y, Taube S, Hamouda O, Kücherer C, Poggensee G, Jessen H, Eckert J K, Neumann K, Storek A, Pouliot M, Borgeat P, Oh N, Schreier E, Pruss A, Hattermann K, Schumann R R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the innate immune response to pathogens. TLR8 has been found to recognize RNA derived from various viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Presently, very little is known about the influence of TLR8 genetic variation on susceptibility to and progression of HIV disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: We genotyped a population of 782 HIV-positive...
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