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Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms in dengue virus-infected children.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Aug 2011
Djamiatun Kis, Ferwerda Bart, Netea Mihai G, van der Ven André J A M, Dolmans Wil M V, Faradz Sultana M H
Abstract excerpt
Differential viral recognition by cells bearing Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) polymorphisms Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile may influence susceptibility and severity of dengue virus infection. In central Java, Indonesia, we investigated 201 children with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and 179 healthy controls. Patients and controls were mostly ethnic Javanese. A nearly complete cosegregation of the two mutations was...
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