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Toll-like receptor 1 variations influence susceptibility and immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 May 2015
Dittrich Nickel, Berrocal-Almanza Luis C, Thada Shruthi, Goyal Surabhi, Slevogt Hortense, Sumanlatha Gaddam, Hussain Abid, Sur Saubashya, Burkert Sanne, Oh Djin-Ye, Valluri Vijayalakshmi, Schumann Ralf R, Conrad Melanie L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, is still a global public health problem. TB susceptibility varies greatly in infected individuals, and mycobacterial recognition by the innate immune system likely affects disease course and outcome. This research describes a single nucleotide polymorphism in the Toll-like receptor (TLR) 1 gene that functionally alters...
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