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High frequency of polymorphism Arg753Gln of the Toll-like receptor-2 gene detected by a novel allele-specific PCR.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2003
Schröder Nicolas W J, Hermann Corinna, Hamann Lutz, Göbel Ulf B, Hartung Thomas, Schumann Ralf R
Abstract excerpt
The recently described family of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) plays a major role in innate immunity by mediating inflammatory reactions against a wide array of pathogens. TLR-2 is reported to interact with various bacterial partial structures including lipoproteins, peptidoglycan, and lipoteichoic acid. Two polymorphisms of the TLR-2 gene have recently been described: Arg753Gln, correlated with the incidence of...
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