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Evaluation of the detection of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in cancer development and progression in patients with colorectal cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Messaritakis Ippokratis, Stogiannitsi Maria, Koulouridi Asimina, Sfakianaki Maria, Voutsina Alexandra, Sotiriou Afroditi, Athanasakis Elias, Xynos Evangelos, Mavroudis Dimitris, Tzardi Maria, Souglakos John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play essential role in innate and acquired immunity, are expressed in various cell types, and are associated with altered susceptibility to many diseases, and cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate TLR2 (-196 to-174del), TLR4 (Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) and TLR9 (T1237C and T1486C) gene polymorphisms at risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) development and progression....
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