Toll-like receptor-4 genotype in children with respiratory infections

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1018-1019

  Badolato, R ^a   Fontana, S ^b   Barcella, L ^b   Moratto, D ^b   D'Ippolito, C ^b   Crovella, S ^b   Notarangelo, L D ^b   Duse, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mannose; Pneumonia; Polymorphism. children; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MORBIDITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 4344604015     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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