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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
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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...
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