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Polymorphisms in toll-like receptor 4 are not associated with asthma or atopy-related phenotypes.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 2002
Raby Benjamin A, Klimecki Walter T, Laprise Catherine, Renaud Yannick, Faith Janet, Lemire Mathieu, Greenwood Celia, Weiland Katherine M, Lange Christoph, Palmer Lyle J, Lazarus Ross, Vercelli Donata, Kwiatkowski David J, Silverman Edwin K, Martinez Fernando D, Hudson Thomas J, Weiss Scott T
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is the principal receptor for bacterial endotoxin recognition, and functional variants in the gene confer endotoxin-hyporesponsiveness in humans. Furthermore, there is evidence that endotoxin exposure during early life is protective against the development of atopy and asthma, although this relationship remains poorly understood. It is therefore possible that genetic variation in the...
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