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Association study of Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) and Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) polymorphisms in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2007
Demirci F Yesim K, Manzi Susan, Ramsey-Goldman Rosalind, Kenney Margaret, Shaw Penny S, Dunlop-Thomas Charmayne M, Kao Amy H, Rhew Elisa Y, Bontempo Franklin, Kammerer Candace, Kamboh M Ilyas
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OBJECTIVE: Toll-like receptors (TLR) play an important role in both adaptive and innate immunity. Variations in TLR genes have been shown to be associated with various infectious and inflammatory diseases. We investigated the association of TLR5 (Arg392Stop, rs5744168) and TLR9 (-1237T-->C, rs574...
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