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The role of toll-like receptor variants in acute anterior uveitis.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Pratap Divya S, Lim Lyndell L, Wang Jie Jin, Mackey David A, Kearns Lisa S, Stawell Richard J, Burdon Kathryn P, Mitchell Paul, Craig Jamie E, Hall Anthony J, Hewitt Alex W
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the most common form of uveitis; however, while it is presumed to have an immunological basis, the precise underlying etiology remains elusive. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have a key role in linking innate and adaptive immunity, thereby forming a molecular bridge between microbial triggers and the development of AAU. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of...
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