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Genetic polymorphism of toll-like receptors in HIV-I infected patients with and without tuberculosis co-infection.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Jan 2000
Kaushik Gaurav, Vashishtha Richa, Tripathi Himanshu, Yadav Raj Narayan
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Background: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are identified as one of the key components of innate immune system due to their ability to sense conserved molecular motifs associated with several pathogens. It has been implicated from several evidence that mutations in genes encoding TLRs are associated with increased or decreased susceptibility to various infectious diseases. Methods: The study was prospective,...
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