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May TLR4 Asp299Gly and IL17 His161Arg polymorphism be associated with progression of primary measles infection to subacute sclerosing panencephalitis?
Gene - 1 Sept 2014
Karakas-Celik Sevim, Piskin Ibrahim Etem, Keni Mehmet Fatih, Calık Mustafa, Iscan Akın, Dursun Ahmet
Abstract excerpt
SSPE is a progressive neurological disorder of children. Only some of the children who are infected with measles virus develop SSPE, which supports individual variation. TLR-2 and TLR-4 play an important role in innate immunity by recognizing envelope proteins of MV. Another important cytokine that plays an important role in orchestrating innate immune function is IL-17. The purpose of our study is to elucidate...
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