Genetic variations of NOD2 and MD2 genes in hepatitis B virus infection

Objectives: Nucleotide oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) and myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD-2) have crucial roles in the innate immune system. NOD2 is a member of the NOD-like receptor (NLR) family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), while MD-2 is a co-receptor for Toll-like receptor 4 (TL...

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Main Authors: Mashael R. Al-Anazi, Nyla Nazir, Ayman A. Abdo, Faisal M. Sanai, Saad Alkahtani, Saud Alarifi, Abdullah A. Alkahtane, Hamad Al-Yahya, Daoud Ali, Mohammed S. Alessia, Mohammed N. Al-Ahdal, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X1630167X