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Association of TLR4 gene polymorphisms with sporadic Parkinson's disease in a Han Chinese population.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Sept 2015
Zhao Jing, Han Xun, Xue Li, Zhu Konghua, Liu Hongxin, Xie Anmu
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is considered as a multifactorial disorder involving complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors, while previous studies point to a pivotal role of neuroinflammation in the pathophysiology of PD. As a member of pattern recognition receptors, TLR4 plays an important role in the immune response and inflammatory responses. Growing evidences suggest that mutation of TLR4...
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