Association of human TLR1 and TLR6 deficiency with altered immune responses to BCG vaccination in South African infants.

Association of human TLR1 and TLR6 deficiency with altered immune responses to BCG vaccination in South African infants.

The development of effective immunoprophylaxis against tuberculosis (TB) remains a global priority, but is hampered by a partially protective Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms of immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although host genetic fact...

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Main Authors: April Kaur Randhawa, Muki S Shey, Alana Keyser, Blas Peixoto, Richard D Wells, Marwou de Kock, Lesedi Lerumo, Jane Hughes, Gregory Hussey, Anthony Hawkridge, Gilla Kaplan, Willem A Hanekom, Thomas R Hawn, South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1002174&type=printable
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