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Toll-like receptors, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms in risk of pulmonary tuberculosis and disease severity.
Human immunology - 1 Oct 2010
Ma Mai-juan, Xie Lan-pin, Wu Shu-cai, Tang Fang, Li Hao, Zhang Zheng-shan, Yang Hong, Chen Su-li, Liu Ning, Liu Wei, Cao Wu-chun
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and cytokines play key roles in innate and adaptive immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.TB). The aim of this study was to investigate whether the functional genetic variations at position 1805 G/T in TLR1, 2258 A/G in TLR2, -857 C/T, and -863 A/C in tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), as well as -819 C/T in interleukin-10 (IL-10) confer susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis...
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