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Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor 4 shows no association with ankylosing spondylitis in a Korean population.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2008
Na Kyoung-Sun, Kim Tae-Hwan, Rahman Proton, Peddle Lynette, Choi Chan-Bum, Inman Robert D
Abstract excerpt
The role of microbial triggers in the pathogenesis of the ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has remained an active area of clinical and basic research but remains unresolved. We have recently found evidence of an important role for TLR4 in experimental reactive arthritis, raising the question to be addressed whether genetic polymorphisms in TLR4 affects susceptibility to AS. Innate immune responses to Gram-negative...
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