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Variation in the toll-like receptor 4 gene and susceptibility to myocardial infarction.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jan 2005
Holloway John W, Yang Ian A, Ye Shu
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the gene encoding toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a transmembrane receptor that mediates inflammatory responses to bacterial endotoxin, has been associated with susceptibility to atherosclerosis and its complications, such as myocardial infarction (MI), the pathogenesis of which involves inflammation. A recent study has also indicated that TLR4 gene variation influences the effect of statin treatment on...
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