title: Immunity to endotoxin and Asp299Gly polymorphism of TLR-4 in adult patients with early and late onset of asthma
abstract: Aim. The gene polymorphism of Asp299Gly TLR-4 may be associated with the risk of asthma development.Methods and results. The gene polymorphism of TLR-4 (Asp299Gly) receptor has been researched in 262 early-onset and in 69 late-onset asthma patients. The state of anti-endotoxin immunity was assessed by determination of specific antibodies to the endotoxin of A, M, G classes and sCD14 by ELISA. The polymorphism was analyzed by the allele-specific polymerase chain reaction with electrophoretic dete
journal: Zaporozhye Medical Journal