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Haplotype structure and positive selection at TLR1.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 2014
Heffelfinger Christopher, Pakstis Andrew J, Speed William C, Clark Allison P, Haigh Eva, Fang Rixun, Furtado Mahohar R, Kidd Kenneth K, Snyder Michael P
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptor 1, when dimerized with Toll-like receptor 2, is a cell surface receptor that, upon recognition of bacterial lipoproteins, activates the innate immune system. Variants in TLR1 associate with the risk of a variety of medical conditions and diseases, including sepsis, leprosy, tuberculosis, and others. The foremost of these is rs5743618 c.2079T>G(p.(Ile602Ser)), the derived allele of which is...
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