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Functional assessment of Toll-like receptor 2 and its relevance in patients with Staphylococcus aureus infection of joint prosthesis.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2011
El-Helou Odette, Berbari Elie F, Brown Robert A, Gralewski Jonathon H, Osmon Douglas R, Razonable Raymund R
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus induces inflammation in experimental models through Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2). The clinical relevance of this observation is debated. We evaluated the relationship between TLR2 R753Q single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and S aureus infection of joint prosthesis. Human emb...
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