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Gingival epithelial cells heterozygous for Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms Asp299Gly and Thr399ile are hypo-responsive to Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Apr 2006
Kinane D F, Shiba H, Stathopoulou P G, Zhao H, Lappin D F, Singh A, Eskan M A, Beckers S, Waigel S, Alpert B, Knudsen T B
Abstract excerpt
The Toll-like receptor (TLR)4 is the major sensor for bacterial lipopolysaccharide and its two common co-segregating polymorphisms, Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile, which occur at a frequency of between 6 and 10%, have been associated with infectious diseases, LPS hypo-responsiveness and cardiovascular disease. Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative bacterium implicated in chronic periodontitis and is a known TLR4...
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