Open AccessThe common genetic variants of toll-like receptor and susceptibilityto adenoid hypertrophy: a hospital-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Mehmet Alı Babademez,
Talih Özdaş,
Sibel Özdaş
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1511-16
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , adenoid hypertrophy , toll , genetic variants , toll like receptor , genetics , receptor , genotype , gene , immunology , pathology , innate immune system , tonsillectomy , adenoidectomy , biology
Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) is one of the most frequent pediatric disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of TLR2-R753Q, TLR4-T399I, and TLR4-D299G polymorphisms in children with AH.