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Toll-like-receptor gene polymorphisms in a Tunisian population with Behçet's disease.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Ben Dhifallah I, Lachheb J, Houman H, Hamzaoui K
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OBJECTIVE: The manifestations of BD are considered to have developed as a result of immunological dysfunction, which is suggested to be induced by microbial pathogens. The Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes were known to be associated with a variety of infectious diseases due to their central role in both innate and adaptive immunity. In this report, we investigated the possible association between BD patients and...
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