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Genetic ancestry effects on the distribution of toll-like receptors (TLRs) gene polymorphisms in a population of the Atlantic Forest, São Paulo, Brazil.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2018
Guimarães Lilian O, Bajay Miklos Maximiliano, Monteiro Eliana F, Wunderlich Gerhard, Santos Sidney E, Kirchgatter Karin
Abstract excerpt
The innate immune system governed by toll-like receptors (TLRs) provides the first line of defense against pathogens. Surface-localized TLR1 and TLR6 are known to detect parasite components. TLR encoding genes were shown to display signatures of recent positive selection in Europeans and might be involved in local adaptation at immune-related genes. To verify the influence of Brazilian population admixture on the...
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