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Epistatic effect of TLR-1, -6 and -10 polymorphisms on organic dust-mediated cytokine response.
Genes and immunity - 1 Mar 2017
Smith L M, Weissenburger-Moser L A, Heires A J, Bailey K L, Romberger D J, LeVan T D
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Exposure to organic dust from agricultural environments is associated with inflammatory respiratory conditions. The putative causal agents in organic dust include viral, microbial and fungal components, which are recognized by the family of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and drive host innate and adaptive responses. Our aim in this study was to determine whether responsiveness to organic dust among agricultural...
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