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Toll-like receptor 4 Asp299Gly gene polymorphism and risk of atherothrombosis.
Stroke - 1 Jan 2005
Zee Robert Y L, Hegener Hillary H, Gould Jessica, Ridker Paul M
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recent findings of an association between a functional toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) D299G gene variant and reduced risk of atherothrombotic disorders have generated great interest. METHODS: We evaluated the TLR4 D299G polymorphism among 695 individuals with incident myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke and among 695 age- and smoking-matched individuals who remained free of reported...
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