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Effect of the functional toll-like receptor 4 Asp299Gly polymorphism on susceptibility to late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 2 Jan 2006
Minoretti Piercarlo, Gazzaruso Carmine, Vito Clara Di, Emanuele Enzo, Bianchi Marika, Coen Enrico, Reino Marta, Geroldi Diego
Abstract excerpt
Experimental data have shown an upregulated expression of toll-like receptors, particularly toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), in neurodegeneration. The Asp299Gly polymorphism of the TLR4 gene has been associated with an attenuated receptor signalling and a blunted inflammatory response. In the present...
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