Role of Toll-Interacting Protein Gene Polymorphisms in Leprosy Mexican Patients

Background. Leprosy is a debilitating infectious disease of human skin and nerves. Genetics factors of the host play an important role in the disease susceptibility. Toll-interacting protein (TOLLIP) is an inhibitory adaptor protein within the toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway, which recognizes struc...

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Main Authors: Margarita Montoya-Buelna, Mary Fafutis-Morris, Alvaro J. Tovar-Cuevas, Anabell Alvarado-Navarro, Yeminia Valle, Jorge R. Padilla-Gutierrez, Jose F. Muñoz-Valle, Luis E. Figuera-Villanueva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/459169