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Arg753Gln TLR-2 polymorphism in familial mediterranean fever: linking the environment to the phenotype in a monogenic inflammatory disease.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Dec 2006
Ozen Seza, Berdeli Afig, Türel Banu, Kutlay Sim, Yalcinkaya Fatos, Arici Mustafa, Besbas Nesrin, Bakkaloglu Aysin, Yilmaz Engin
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OBJECTIVE: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease common in eastern Mediterranean populations. The most severe complication is the development of secondary amyloidosis. Toll-like receptor (TLR-2) plays a critical role in linking the recognition of microbes to immune activation. We investigated whether the Arg753Gln TLR2 polymorphism affected the development of secondary amyloidosis in...
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