Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 218, Issue 1 , Pages 116-119 , 25 January 2010

Association of TLR4 Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphisms with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Northern Indian population

  • Kishan Kumar Nyati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Kashi Nath Prasad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 522 2668700 2265; fax: +91 522 2668100, +91 522 2668017.
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  • Avantika Verma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Aloukick Kumar Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Arshi Rizwan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Sushmita Sinha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Vimal Kumar Paliwal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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  • Sunil Pradhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 21 October 2009 ,Accepted 23 October 2009.

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Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 218, Issue 1 , Pages 116-119 , 25 January 2010

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