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Candidate gene analysis of ocular toxoplasmosis in Brazil: evidence for a role for toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9).
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Dec 2009
Peixoto-Rangel Alba L, Miller E Nancy, Castellucci Léa, Jamieson Sarra E, Peixe Ricardo Guerra, Elias Liliani de Souza, Correa-Oliveira Rodrigo, Bahia-Oliveira Lílian Mg, Blackwell Jenefer M
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii infection is an important mediator of ocular disease in Brazil more frequently than reported from elsewhere. Infection and pathology are characterized by a strong proinflammatory response which in mice is triggered by interaction of the parasite with the toll-like receptor (TLR)...
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