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Effect of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) variants on intima-media thickness and monocyte-derived macrophage response to LPS.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jul 2005
Norata G D, Garlaschelli K, Ongari M, Raselli S, Grigore L, Benvenuto F, Maggi F M, Catapano A L
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OBJECTIVES: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) is believed to contribute to the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. The association of the D299G polymorphism of the TLR-4 gene with the progression of coronary and carotid atherosclerosis, risk of cardiovascular events and myocardial infarction is controversial. We have investigated whether the presence of the D299G polymorphism and the co-segregated T399I...
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