Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and susceptibility to urinary tract infections in adult women.

Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and susceptibility to urinary tract infections in adult women.

BACKGROUND:Although behavioral risk factors are strongly associated with urinary tract infection (UTI) risk, the role of genetics in acquiring this disease is poorly understood. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:To test the hypothesis that polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway genes are ass...

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Main Authors: Thomas R Hawn, Delia Scholes, Shuying S Li, Hongwei Wang, Yin Yang, Pacita L Roberts, Ann E Stapleton, Marta Janer, Alan Aderem, Walter E Stamm, Lue Ping Zhao, Thomas M Hooton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2696082?pdf=render

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