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Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms and risk of gram-negative bacteremia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. A prospective pilot study.
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation - 1 Sept 2009
Mensah Nana Yaa, Yaa Mensah Nana, Peterlongo Paolo, Paolo Peterlongo, Steinherz Peter, Peter Steinherz, Pamer Eric G, Eric Pamer G, Satagopan Jaya, Jaya Satagopan, Papanicolaou Genovefa Anna
Abstract excerpt
The Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene is a major recognition receptor for lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In a pilot prospective study, we examined the association of 2 TLR4 polymorphisms (Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) in the donor or the recipient with Gram-negative bloodstream infection (BSI) in 77 allogen...
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