title: Lack of association between Toll-like receptor 2 polymorphisms and susceptibility to severe disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: To investigate a putative link between genetically determined variations in Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and the occurrence of severe Staphylococcus aureus infection, the functional Arg753Gln single-nucleotide polymorphism and the GT repeat microsatellite in the TLR2 gene were examined in a large case-control study. No associations with disease or mortality attributable to these features were found.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Level 4, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU United Kingdom. catrin.moore@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Catrin E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Berendt
authors.forename: Adrian V S
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Nicholas P J
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000235:genetics*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C495342:TLR2 protein, human; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors