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A polymorphism in melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 may be a risk factor for enterovirus 71 infection.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2014
Pang L, Gong X, Liu N, Xie G, Gao W, Kong G, Li X, Zhang J, Jin Y, Duan Z
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection has a wide variety of clinical manifestations, from no symptoms to fatal disease. Host immune response may be a determinant of disease severity. We investigated the association of polymorphisms in three pattern recognition receptor (PRR) genes-toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) (rs3775291), retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) (rs10813831) and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5...
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