ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Analysis of TLR gene expression and DEFB1 polymorphisms association in children with bronchial asthma

Zaitseva MA1, Bragvadze BG1, Svitich OA1,2, Namazova-Baranova LS3, Gankovskaya LV1
About authors

1 Department of Immunology, Biomedical Faculty,
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

2 Laboratory of Molecular Immunology,
Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, Moscow, Russia

3 Scientific Center of Children's Health, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Margarita Zaitseva
ul. Svyazistov, d. 10, kv. 68, Krasnoznamensk, Moscow oblast, Russia, 143090; ur.tsil@ecitsa

Received: 2016-06-14 Accepted: 2016-06-23 Published online: 2017-01-05
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