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Genetic association of Toll-like-receptor 4 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha polymorphisms with Plasmodium falciparum blood infection levels.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Basu Madhumita, Maji Ardhendu Kumar, Chakraborty Arindom, Banerjee Rahul, Mullick Shrabanee, Saha Pabitra, Das Sonali, Kanjilal Sumana Datta, Sengupta Sanghamitra
Abstract excerpt
Dysregulated innate immune responses due to inappropriate signaling by Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and aberrant production of pro-inflammatory cytokines are implicated in the immunopathology and disease outcome in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. This study investigates the relationship between poly...
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