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Toll-like 4 receptor variant, Asp299Gly, and reduced risk of hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation - 1 Jun 2012
Gruhn Bernd, Klöppner Norman, Pfaffendorf-Regler Nadine, Beck James, Zintl Felix, Bartholomä Stephan, Debatin Klaus-Michael, Steinbach Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a major cause of morbidity after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a pattern recognition receptor of the innate immune system and induces inflammation. Individuals with the single nucleotide polymorphisms Thr399Ile (rs4986791) or Asp299Gly (rs4986790) of TLR4 show diminished inflammatory responsiveness to endotoxins. The genotype of TLR4 was...
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