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Lack of association between toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms and sarcoidosis-related uveitis in Japan.
Molecular vision - 10 Dec 2009
Asukata Yuri, Ota Masao, Meguro Akira, Katsuyama Yoshihiko, Ishihara Mami, Namba Kenichi, Kitaichi Nobuyoshi, Morimoto Shin-Ichiro, Kaburaki Toshikatsu, Ando Yasutaka, Takenaka Shinobu, Inoko Hidetoshi, Ohno Shigeaki, Mizuki Nobuhisa
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PURPOSE: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are pattern-recognition receptors that play an important role in innate and adaptive immune responses to microbial pathogens. Among TLRs, TLR4 recognizes lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria. Genetic polymorphisms within the TLR4 gene have been reported to be associated with various inflammatory diseases; therefore, TLR4 appears to be a susceptibility gene for...
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