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Toll-like receptor 4 single-nucleotide polymorphisms Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
Journal of translational medicine - 21 Aug 2011
Bergmann Christoph, Bachmann Hagen S, Bankfalvi Agnes, Lotfi Ramin, Pütter Carolin, Wild Clarissa A, Schuler Patrick J, Greve Jens, Hoffmann Thomas K, Lang Stephan, Scherag André, Lehnerdt Götz F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic inflammation plays an important role in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). This study addresses the impact of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile of the toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 gene on the clinical outcome while accounting for the influence of adjuvant systemic therapy in a large cohort of HNSCC patients. METHODS: Genotype analysis was done using...
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