Toll-Like Receptor 4 Region Genetic Variants are Associated with Susceptibility to Melioidosis
Melioidosis is a tropical infection caused by the Gram-negative soil saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei. Despite broad exposure of northeast Thais, disease develops in only a small proportion of individuals. Although diabetes is a risk factor, the mechanisms of host susceptibility to melioidosis a...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483087/ |