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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2, TLR4 and heat shock protein 70 genes and susceptibility to scrub typhus.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2013
Janardhanan Jeshina, Joseph Martin Sherry, Astrup Elisabeth, Veeramanikandan R, Aukrust Pål, Abraham Ooriapadickal C, Varghese George M
Abstract excerpt
Scrub typhus is a highly prevalent bacterial infection in India and South Asia that is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. The innate immune response to infections is modulated by Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and heat shock proteins (HSPs). This study was done to assess the prevalence and possible association of TLR and HSP polymorphisms in scrub typhus. TLR4 Asp299Gly, TLR4 Thr399Ile, TLR2 Arg753Gln and HSP70-2...
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