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Systemic responsiveness to lipopolysaccharide and polymorphisms in the toll-like receptor 4 gene in human beings.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Nov 2003
Michel Olivier, LeVan Tricia D, Stern Debbie, Dentener Mieke, Thorn Jörgen, Gnat Daniele, Beijer M Lena, Cochaux Pascale, Holt Patrick G, Martinez Fernando D, Rylander Ragnar
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BACKGROUND: The response to lipopolysaccharide exposure is highly variable and might be a result of genetic diversity between individuals. The toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) is the principal receptor for lipopolysacharide. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the association between single-nucleotide polymo...
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