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Lack of association between TLR4 Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphisms and sepsis susceptibility: a meta-analysis.
Gene - 15 Jun 2012
Zhu Lanfang, Li Xi, Miao Changhong
Abstract excerpt
Sepsis, a condition of systemic inappropriate inflammation response to the invasion of microorganisms, results in considerable morbidity and mortality in patients. Some, but not all, epidemiological studies have suggested that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) polymorphisms, Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile, may influence the risk of at-risk patients for sepsis. Our work tried to further study the association of the two common...
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