The role of TLR4 896 A>G and 1196 C>T in susceptibility to infections: A review and meta-analysis of genetic association studies

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Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Ziakas, Panayiotis D ^a,b   Prodromou, Michael L ^a,b   El Khoury, Joseph ^c   Zintzaras, Elias ^d,e   Mylonakis, Eleftherios ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INFECTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 84894246905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081047     Document Type: Article

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