Candidate gene analysis of ocular toxoplasmosis in Brazil: evidence for a role for toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9)

Candidate gene analysis of ocular toxoplasmosis in Brazil: evidence for a role for toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9)

Toxoplasma gondii infection is an important mediator of ocular disease in Brazil more frequently than reported from elsewhere. Infection and pathology are characterized by a strong proinflammatory response which in mice is triggered by interaction of the parasite with the toll-like receptor (TLR)/My...

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Main Authors: Alba L Peixoto-Rangel, E Nancy Miller, Léa Castellucci, Sarra E Jamieson, Ricardo Guerra Peixe, Liliani de Souza Elias, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Lílian MG Bahia-Oliveira, Jenefer M Blackwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
toxoplasmosis
genetic polymorphisms
toll-like receptors
toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis
Brazil
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