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Role of the functional Toll-Like receptor-9 promoter polymorphism (-1237T/C) in increased risk of end-stage renal disease: a case-control study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yang Hsin-Yi, Lu Kuo-Cheng, Lee Herng-Sheng, Huang Shih-Ming, Lin Yuh-Feng, Wu Chia-Chao, Salter Donald M, Su Sui-Lung
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation induced by infectious and noninfectious triggers in the kidney may lead to end stage renal disease (ESRD). Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR-9) a receptor for CpG DNA is involved in activation of immune cells in renal disease and may contribute to chronic inflammatory disease progression thr...
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