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Toll-like receptor 2 gene polymorphisms Arg677Trp and Arg753Gln in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Lung - 1 Jan 2000
Pabst Stefan, Yenice Vildan, Lennarz Martina, Tuleta Izabela, Nickenig Georg, Gillissen Adrian, Grohé Christian
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death worldwide, with a continually rising mortality rate. As COPD is driven by abnormal pulmonary and systemic inflammation, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) seem to be important. TLRs play a key role in innate response, and in particular TLR2 gene polymorphisms Arg677Trp and Arg753Gln have been linked to an increased risk of infection. The purpose of...
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