Abstract:Background:Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory cutaneous disease affecting terminal hair follicles in apocrine-gland bearing skin. The pathogenesis of HS is still unknown, although increasing evidence suggests that the immune system plays an important role. In order to study the role of innate immunity we analyzed several Toll Like Receptors (TLRs) functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). To date, only one previous study focused about the role of TLR4 SNPs in HS showing… Show more
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