Differential gene expression highlighting lactotransferrin (LTF) in recurrent tonsillitis

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Temple-Atkinson, Katriona and Wahid, Maheen and Tinto, Kirsty and Tosh, Lily and Polland, Kay and Douglas, Catriona and McConnell, Gail and Cunningham, Margaret (2025) Differential gene expression highlighting lactotransferrin (LTF) in recurrent tonsillitis. In: SIPBS Postgraduate Research Day 2025, 2025-10-10 - 2025-10-10, University of Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences.

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Abstract

In the UK, ~37,000 tonsillectomies are carried out annually with primary indications being acute recurrent tonsillitis (RT) and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). At the cost of £1,000 per procedure, there is a socioeconomic need for improve therapeutic options for pathological tonsils.

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Temple-Atkinson, Katriona ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1447-4821, Wahid, Maheen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1500-0671, Tinto, Kirsty ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7954-0742, Tosh, Lily ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8414-5935, Polland, Kay ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8537-4599, Douglas, Catriona, McConnell, Gail ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-0686 and Cunningham, Margaret ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6454-8671;
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