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The Possible Role of Gene Variant Coding Nonfunctional Toll-Like Receptor 2 in the Pathogenesis of Mastocytosis.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Nedoszytko Bogusław, Lange Magdalena, Renke Joanna, Niedoszytko Marek, Zabłotna Monika, Gleń Jolanta, Nowicki Roman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Data on the genetic predisposition to mastocytosis are scarce. The aim of this work was to study the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2, TLR-4, and TLR-9 genes in Polish patients with mastocytosis. OBJECTIVES: The study comprised 137 patients with mastocytosis (102 cutaneous [60 children and 42 adults] and 35 systemic cases); 171 disease-free individuals were...
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