The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Background NOD2, an intracellular pathogen recognition sensor, modulates innate defences to muropeptides derived from various bacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Experimentally, NOD2 attenuates two key putative mycobacteric...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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