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Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms and idiopathic chromosomally normal miscarriage.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2007
Hirschfeld A F, Jiang R, Robinson W P, McFadden D E, Turvey S E
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BACKGROUND: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS or endotoxin) exposure resulting from microbial invasion of the endometrium disturbs the Th1/Th2 balance at the feto-maternal interface and has been linked to the risk of idiopathic miscarriage in a range of human and animal studies. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) mediates LPS signalling, and the human TLR4 gene harbours two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) known to reduce...
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