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Toll like receptor-4 gene polymorphisms in patients with solitary cysticercus granuloma.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Aug 2015
Singh Akhilesh, Garg Ravindra Kumar, Jain Amita, Malhotra Hardeep Singh, Prakash Shantanu, Verma Rajesh, Sharma Praveen Kumar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Solitary cysticercus granuloma (SCG) of the brain is the most common type of neurocysticercosis in India. In this study, we evaluated TLR4 polymorphisms in patients with SCG. METHODS: One-hundred-forty-three patients with SCG and 134 controls were enrolled. Assessment for TLR4 Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphism was done. TLR4 genotype was determined by PCR-sequencing chain termination method. The...
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