Polymorphism -2604G>A variants in TLR4 promoter are associated with different gene expression level in peripheral blood of atherosclerotic patients

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 812-814

  Ferronato, Silvia ^a   Gomez Lira, MacArena ^a   Menegazzi, Marta ^a   Diani, Erica ^a   Olivato, Silvia ^a   Sartori, Marianna ^a   Scuro, Alberto ^a   Malerba, Giovanni ^a   Pignatti, Pier Franco ^a   Romanelli, Maria Grazia ^a   Mazzucco, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Peripheral blood; TLR4 gene expression; TLR4 polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; PROMOTER REGION; SAMPLE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; ALLELES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 84890951679     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: 1435232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2013.98     Document Type: Article

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