Article
Tolllike receptor 4 (TLR4) polymorphisms in Tunisian patients with Crohn's disease: genotype-phenotype correlation.
BMC gastroenterology - 7 Aug 2009
Zouiten-Mekki Lilia, Kharrat Maher, Karoui Sami, Serghimi Mariem, Fekih Monia, Matri Samira, Kallel Lamia, Boubaker Jalel, Filali Azza, Chaabouni Habiba
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The immune responses to bacterial products through the pattern recognition receptor (PRR) play a pivotal role in pathogenesis of Crohn's disease. A recent study described an association between CD and some gene coding for bacterial receptor like NOD2/CARD15 gene and TLR4. In this study, we sought to determine whether TLR4 gene was associated with Crohn's disease (CD) among the Tunisian population and...
Topics
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Crohn Disease
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
