CD14 C-159T and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Asp299Gly Polymorphisms in Surviving Meningococcal Disease Patients

Ariane Biebl; Axel Muendlein; Zhyrgal Kazakbaeva; Sigrid Heuberger; Gudrun Sonderegger; Heinz Drexel; Susanne Lau; Renate Nickel; Michael Kabesch; Burkhard Simma

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007374

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CD14 C-159T and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Asp299Gly Polymorphisms in Surviving Meningococcal Disease Patients

Ariane Biebl ,

* E-mail: ariane.biebl@gespag.at

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria
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Axel Muendlein,

Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Academic Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria, University of Human Sciences of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, Principality of Liechtenstein
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Zhyrgal Kazakbaeva,

Affiliation Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Academic Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria
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Sigrid Heuberger,

Affiliation National Reference Center for Meningococcal Disease, Graz, Austria
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Gudrun Sonderegger,

Affiliation Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Academic Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria
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Heinz Drexel,

Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Academic Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria, University of Human Sciences of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, Principality of Liechtenstein
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Susanne Lau,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Berlin, ChariteÌ, Germany
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Renate Nickel,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Berlin, ChariteÌ, Germany
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Michael Kabesch,

Affiliation Department of Pulmonology and Allergy, University Hospital of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Burkhard Simma

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria
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CD14 C-159T and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Asp299Gly Polymorphisms in Surviving Meningococcal Disease Patients

Ariane Biebl,
Axel Muendlein,
Zhyrgal Kazakbaeva,
Sigrid Heuberger,
Gudrun Sonderegger,
Heinz Drexel,
Susanne Lau,
Renate Nickel,
Michael Kabesch,
Burkhard Simma

Published: October 7, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007374

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