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Evaluation of Toll-like-receptor gene family variants as prognostic biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis.
Immunology letters - 1 Jul 2017
Torices Silvia, Alvarez-Rodríguez Lorena, Varela Ignacio, Muñoz Pedro, Balsa Alejandro, López-Hoyos M, Martinez-Taboada Víctor, Fernández-Luna Jose L
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease whose main feature is persistent joint inflammation. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play critical roles in the activation of innate and adaptive immune responses, and influence the activity of NFκB, a key player in chronic inflammation. We aimed at investigating the association of TLR allelic variants with susceptibility and severity of RA through a...
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