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 northeastern Thais, disease develops in only a small proportion of individuals. Although diabetes is a risk factor, the mechanisms of host susceptibility to melioidosi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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