High frequency of polymorphism Arg753Gln of the Toll-like receptor-2 gene detected by a novel allele-specific PCR - Journal of Molecular Medicine

CHO :

Chinese hamster ovary

ELAM :

Endothelial cell/leukocyte adhesion molecule nuclear transcription factor κB luciferase reporter plasmid

PCR :

Polymerase chain reaction

RFLP :

Restriction fragment length polymorphism

SNP :

Single nucleotide polymorphism

TLR :

Toll-like receptor

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Authors and Affiliations

1. Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Medizinische Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dorotheenstrasse 96, 10098, Berlin, Germany

   Nicolas W. J. Schröder, Lutz Hamann, Ulf B. Göbel & Ralf R. Schumann

2. Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Constance, Box M 665, 78457, Constance, Germany

   Corinna Hermann & Thomas Hartung

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Correspondence to Ralf R. Schumann.

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Schröder, N.W.J., Hermann, C., Hamann, L. et al. High frequency of polymorphism Arg753Gln of the Toll-like receptor-2 gene detected by a novel allele-specific PCR. J Mol Med 81, 368–372 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-003-0443-x

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• Received: 26 October 2002

• Accepted: 03 April 2003

• Published: 13 May 2003

• Issue Date: June 2003

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-003-0443-x

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