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Positive link between variant Toll-like receptor 4 (Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) and colorectal cancer patients with advanced stage and lymph node metastasis.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Omrane Ines, Baroudi Olfa, Kourda Nadia, Bignon Yves-Jean, Uhrhammer Nancy, Desrichard Alexis, Medimegh Imen, Ayari Hager, Stambouli Nejla, Mezlini Amel, Bouzayenne Hssan, Marrakchi Raja, Benammar-Elgaaid Amel, Bougatef Karim
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are considered as major endotoxin-signaling receptor and as crucial sensors of innate immunity. TLRs recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns; induce effectors genes involving inflammatory cytokines and therefore initiation of adaptative immune responses against pathogens. Recently, it has been shown that TLRs are involved in tumor progression. In fact, increased level of TLR4...
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