Article
Clinical characteristics and frequency of TLR4 polymorphisms in Brazilian patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
Revista brasileira de reumatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Machado Natalia Pereira, Nogueira Eliana, Oseki Karen, Ebbing Pâmela Carolina Cruz, Origassa Clarice Silvia Taemi, Mohovic Tatiane, Câmara Niels Olsen Saraiva, Pinheiro Marcelo de Medeiros
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Innate immunity is involved in the physiopathology of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), with the participation of Gram-negative bacteria, modulation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27 and the involvement of pattern recognition receptors, such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs). The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and frequency of TLR4 polymorphisms (Asp299Gly and Thr 399Ile)...
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