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Polymorphisms of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in chronically infected hepatitis C patients from north-east Croatia.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2015
Perić Magdalena, Bošnjak Zinka, Šarkanj Bojan, Barbić Jerko, Antolović-Požgain Arlen, Ružman Nataša, Roksandić-Križan Ivana, Vuković Dubravka
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is caused by an inadequate immune response. Experimental data suggest that the impaired activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 2 and 4 contributes to chronic infection. We assessed the distribution of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TLR2 (Arg753Gln) and TLR4 (Asp299Gly/Thr399Ile) genes in individuals from north-east Croatia and their effect on...
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