Nobel prize in medecine 2011

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Nobel Foundation (2011, October 3). 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Breakthroughs in understanding how human Immune system is activated. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003074339.htm

Toll -like receptors recognize different types of molecules in micro-organisms (ie LPS).Individuals with certain mutations in TLRs (toll-like receptors)carry an increased risk of infection while other genetic variants of TLR are associated with an increased risk of chronic inflammatory disease.New treatment of inflammatory disease?