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An association study of asthma and related phenotypes with polymorphisms in negative regulator molecules of the TLR signaling pathway.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Nakashima Kazuko, Hirota Tomomitsu, Obara Kazuhiko, Shimizu Makiko, Jodo Aya, Kameda Makoto, Doi Satoru, Fujita Kimie, Shirakawa Taro, Enomoto Tadao, Kishi Fumio, Yoshihara Shigemi, Matsumoto Kenji, Saito Hirohisa, Suzuki Yoichi, Nakamura Yusuke, Tamari Mayumi
Abstract excerpt
Although associations between endotoxin exposure or respiratory infection and asthma have been recognized, the genetic effects in these conditions are unclear. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an essential role in innate host defense and in the control of adaptive immune responses. IL-1R-associated kinase-M (IRAK-M) and single immunoglobulin IL-1R-related molecule (SIGIRR) negatively regulate TLR-signaling...
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