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Genetic modulation of TLR8 response following bacterial phagocytosis.
Human mutation - 1 Sept 2010
Gantier Michael P, Irving Aaron T, Kaparakis-Liaskos Maria, Xu Dakang, Evans Vanessa A, Cameron Paul U, Bourne James A, Ferrero Richard L, John Matthias, Behlke Mark A, Williams Bryan R G
Abstract excerpt
Human Toll-like receptors (TLRs) TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9 are important immune sensors of foreign nucleic acids encountered by phagocytes. Although there is growing evidence implicating TLR7 and TLR9 in the detection of intracellular pathogenic bacteria, characterization of such a role for TLR8 is currently lacking. A recent genetic study has correlated the presence of a TLR8 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)...
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