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TLR2 2258 G>A single nucleotide polymorphism and the risk of congenital infection with human cytomegalovirus.
Virology journal - 24 Jan 2017
Wujcicka Wioletta, Paradowska Edyta, Studzińska Mirosława, Wilczyński Jan, Nowakowska Dorota
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is responsible for the most common intrauterine infections, which may be acquired congenitally from infected pregnant woman to fetus. The research was aimed to estimate the role of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in TLR2 gene, and the common contribution of TLR2, and previously studied TLR4 and TLR9 SNPs, to the occurrence of congenital HCMV infection...
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