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Toll-like receptor 4 and CD14 polymorphisms in ankylosing spondylitis: evidence of a weak association in Finns.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2008
Pointon Jennifer J, Chapman Kay, Harvey David, Sims Anne-Marie, Bradbury Linda, Laiho Kari, Kauppi Markku, Kaarela Kalevi, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Brown Matthew A, Wordsworth B Paul
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of CD14 and Toll-like receptor (TLR4) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: A promoter variant in CD14 and 2 coding polymorphisms in TLR4 were investigated in UK and Finnish families with AS and in a UK case-control study. A metaanalysis of published TLR4 and CD14 studies was performed. RESULTS: In the Finnish study the CD14-260bp T variant showed an association (p =...
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