Browsing by Author "Merentiti, V."
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Association of TLR4-T399I Polymorphism with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Smokers
Speletas, M.; Merentiti, V.; Kostikas, K.; Liadaki, K.; Minas, M.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Germenis, A. E. (2009)Tobacco smoking has been considered the most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development. However, not all smokers develop COPD and other environmental and genetic susceptibility ... -
TLR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) distribution among familial mediterranean fever (FMF) patients and normal individuals
Speletas, M.; Kalala, F.; Papadopoulos, V. P.; Merentiti, V.; Mitroulis, I.; Ritis, K.; Germenis, A. E. (2009) -
TLR2 and TLR4 polymorphisms in familial Mediterranean fever
Speletas, M.; Kalala, F.; Mitroulis, I.; Papadopoulos, V.; Merentiti, V.; Germenis, A. E.; Ritis, K. (2009)It has been suggested that MEVF mutations offer advantage against infections, including tuberculosis. Bearing in mind the central role of TLR-2 and TLR-4 in the recognition of pathogens, we conducted this study to examine ...