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TLR2 and TLR4 gene expression levels and associated factors during acute attack and attack-free periods in familial Mediterranean fever.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Apr 2015
Karakose Melia Z, Yapali Suna, Salman Esin, Aksu Kenan, Karakose Süleyman, Akarca Ulus S
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this clinical study was to determine if the expression of the TLR2 and/or TLR4 genes is involved in triggering the auto-inflammatory attacks in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Thirty patients with FMF and 20 healthy control subjects were recruited. Comparisons were made in TLR2 and TLR4 gene expression levels during FMF attack episodes and attack-free periods, as well as with...
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