Lack of Association between Polymorphisms of the TLR4 Gene and Infection with the Hepatitis B and C Viruses

• Main Authors: Orlando de Souza Pires-Neto (Author), Keyla Santos Guedes de Sá (Author), Barbara Brasil Santana (Author), Samara Tatielle Monteiro Gomes (Author), Ednelza da Silva Graça Amoras (Author), Simone Regina da Silva Conde (Author), Sâmia Demachki (Author), Vânia Nakauth Azevedo (Author), Rosimar Neris Martins-Feitosa (Author), Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak (Author), Ricardo Ishak (Author), Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto (Author)
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• Udgivet: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a crucial role in the early recognition of pathogenic microorganisms and provides an ideal model to investigate the consequences of genetic variation and susceptibility to diseases. The present study investigated the occurrence of the single nucleotide polymorphisms...