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The Toll-like receptor 4 (Asp299Gly) polymorphism is a risk factor for Gram-negative and haematogenous osteomyelitis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Mar 2006
Montes A H, Asensi Victor, Alvarez Victoria, Valle Eulalia, Ocaña M G, Meana A, Carton J A, Paz Jose, Fierer J, Celada A
Abstract excerpt
Osteomyelitis is a bone infection caused mostly by Staphylococcus aureus but also by Gram-negative bacteria. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), after recognizing microbial products, induce a signal in neutrophils, leading to NF-kappaB activation and transcription of pro-inflammatory genes. Polymorphisms in TLR2 (Arg753Gln) and TLR4 (Asp299Gly, Thr399Ile) genes are associated with bacterial infections, we therefore...
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