Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms and bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis and ascites.
CONCLUSION: Genetic polymorphisms D299G and/or T399I of TLR4 do not seem to play a relevant role in the predisposition of cirrhotic patients with ascites to bacterial infections.
PMID: 29399286 [PubMed]
Source: World Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: World J Hepatol Source Type: research
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