NOD2/RICK-Dependent β-Defensin 2 Regulation Is Protective for Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae-Induced Middle Ear Infection

• Jeong-Im Woo,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Sejo Oh,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical and Translational Research, House Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Paul Webster,

  Affiliation Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Yoo Jin Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• David J. Lim ,

  * E-mail: skmoon@mednet.ucla.edu (SKM); djlim@mednet.ucla.edu (DJL)

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Sung K. Moon

  * E-mail: skmoon@mednet.ucla.edu (SKM); djlim@mednet.ucla.edu (DJL)

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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