Article
Comprehensive genetic assessment of a functional TLR9 promoter polymorphism: no replicable association with asthma or asthma-related phenotypes.
BMC medical genetics - 15 Feb 2011
Lange Nancy E, Zhou Xiaobo, Lasky-Su Jessica, Himes Blanca E, Lazarus Ross, Soto-Quirós Manuel, Avila Lydiana, Celedón Juan C, Hawrylowicz Catherine M, Raby Benjamin A, Litonjua Augusto A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prior studies suggest a role for a variant (rs5743836) in the promoter of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in asthma and other inflammatory diseases. We performed detailed genetic association studies of the functional variant rs5743836 with asthma susceptibility and asthma-related phenotypes in three independent cohorts. METHODS: rs5743836 was genotyped in two family-based cohorts of children with asthma...
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