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Defects of pattern recognition: primary immunodeficiencies of the innate immune system.
Current opinion in pharmacology - 1 Aug 2011
Netea Mihai G, van de Veerdonk Frank L, van Deuren Marcel, van der Meer Jos W M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic defects leading to impaired recognition of invading pathogens by the innate immune system, and hence to increased susceptibility to specific classes of microorganisms have been recently recognized. To date, defects have been described in three of the major families of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs): the Toll-like receptors (TLRs), the C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), and the nucleotide binding domain...
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