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Association study of a functional Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphism with susceptibility to gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Jun 2005
Hellmig Stephan, Fischbach Wolfgang, Goebeler-Kolve Maria-Elisabeth, Fölsch Ulrich Robert, Hampe Jochen, Schreiber Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptor 4, as part of innate immune response, is the main receptor for lipopolysaccharide on marginal zone B cells. The rare allele of TLR4 Asp299Gly attenuates receptor signaling and diminishes the inflammatory response. We genotyped 87 patients with gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, 594 Helicobacter pylori positive controls and 358 healthy blood donors to investigate an...
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