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The Correlation of Increased CRP Levels with NFKB1 and TLR2 Polymorphisms in the Case of Morbid Obesity.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Nov 2016
Soydas T, Karaman O, Arkan H, Yenmis G, Ilhan M M, Tombulturk K, Tasan E, Kanigur Sultuybek G
Abstract excerpt
Morbid obesity (MO) is associated with an increase in circulating levels of systemic acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP). Toll-like receptor is possible candidate for inflammatory responses which is mainly mediated by NFKB1. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between NFKB1 and Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 polymorphisms and the risk of MO in a Turkish population in the...
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