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Toll-like receptor 2 gene polymorphisms, pulmonary tuberculosis, and natural killer cell counts.
BMC medical genetics - 30 Jan 2010
Chen Yung-Che, Hsiao Chang-Chun, Chen Chung-Jen, Chin Chien-Hung, Liu Shih-Feng, Wu Chao-Chien, Eng Hock-Liew, Chao Tung-Ying, Tsen Chia-Cheng, Wang Yi-Hsi, Lin Meng-Chih
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BACKGROUND: To investigate whether the toll-like receptor 2 polymorphisms could influence susceptibility to pulmonary TB, its phenotypes, and blood lymphocyte subsets. METHODS: A total of 368 subjects, including 184 patients with pulmonary TB and 184 healthy controls, were examined for TLR2 polym...
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