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A biologically important single nucleotide polymorphism within the toll-like receptor-4 gene is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Kilding R, Akil M, Till S, Amos R, Winfield J, Iles M M, Wilson A G
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BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogeneous condition affecting 1-2% of the population. Genetics account for 30% of disease susceptibility, with one third arising from the Major Histocompatibility Complex. The toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) gene which has been mapped to chromosome 9 (9q32-q33) is involved in innate immune recognition with subsequent proinflammatory cytokine release including TNF. A...
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