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The TLR4 ASP299GLY polymorphism is a risk factor for active tuberculosis in Caucasian HIV-infected patients.
Current HIV research - 1 Apr 2010
Pulido Ildefonso, Leal Manuel, Genebat Miguel, Pacheco Yolanda M, Sáez María Eugenia, Soriano-Sarabia Natalia
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is a pandemic infectious disease especially frequent in HIV-infected patients. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 has been described to play a main role in the innate immunity against TB. In fact, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLRs may influence AIDS disease progression. The association between two particular SNPs in human TLR4 (Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) and active TB has been...
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