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CD14 C-159T and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Asp299Gly Polymorphisms in Surviving Meningococcal Disease Patients

BACKGROUND: Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis occurs approximately in 10% of the population, onset of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cannot be predicted and differs between ages. It remains unclear, which host factors determine invasion of the bloodstream by the bacteria. Innate immunity has...

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Autores principales: Biebl, Ariane, Muendlein, Axel, Kazakbaeva, Zhyrgal, Heuberger, Sigrid, Sonderegger, Gudrun, Drexel, Heinz, Lau, Susanne, Nickel, Renate, Kabesch, Michael, Simma, Burkhard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2753648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19809507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007374