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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2008; 14(34): 5306-5310
Published online Sep 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5306
mRNA levels of TLR4 and TLR5 are independent of H pylori
Elvira Garza-González, Virgilio Bocanegra-García, Francisco Javier Bosques-Padilla, Juan Pablo Flores-Gutiérrez, Francisco Moreno, Guillermo Ignacio Perez-Perez
Elvira Garza-González, Francisco Moreno, Departmento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey 64460, Mexico
Virgilio Bocanegra-García, Departmento de Biología Molecular y Bioingeniería, UAM Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Reynosa, Tamaulipas 88740, Mexico
Francisco Javier Bosques-Padilla, Juan Pablo Flores-Gutiérrez, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey 64460, Mexico
Guillermo Ignacio Perez-Perez, Department of Medicine and Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York NY 10010, United States
Author contributions: Garza-González E designed and coordinated the study, optimized PCR conditions, and drafted the manuscript; Bocanegra-García V and Moreno F extracted RNAs and performed molecular assays; Flores-Gutiérrez JP performed histological examination and interpretation of results; Bosques-Padilla FJ recruited patients and carried out endoscopies; Pérez-Perez GI participated in the design, coordination of the study and revised the drafted manuscript.
Correspondence to: Elvira Garza-González, Departmento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Madero y Dr. Aguirre s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico. elvira_garza_gzz@yahoo.com
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Received: May 4, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: September 14, 2008
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