2013
Toll-like receptor genetic variants are associated with Gram-negative infections in VLBW infants
Sampath V, Mulrooney N, Garland J, He J, Patel A, Cohen J, Simpson P, Hines R. Toll-like receptor genetic variants are associated with Gram-negative infections in VLBW infants. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 33: 772-777. PMID: 23867959, PMCID: PMC4465440, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansImmunity, InnateInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesInfant, Very Low Birth WeightInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesLeukocyte CountLogistic ModelsMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 5Toll-Like ReceptorsWhite PeopleConceptsWhite blood cellsToll-like receptorsGram-negative infectionsVLBW infantsBacterial infectionsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLow birth weight infantsTLR single nucleotide polymorphismsBirth weight infantsElevated WBC countGenetic variantsWeight infantsMulticenter studyTLR4 variantsWBC countFemale infantImmune responseInfantsInfection rateInfectionAlters susceptibilityBlood cellsRegression modelsConfoundersCohort
2011
A TLR5 (g.1174C > T) variant that encodes a stop codon (R392X) is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Sampath V, Garland J, Le M, Patel A, Konduri G, Cohen J, Simpson P, Hines R. A TLR5 (g.1174C > T) variant that encodes a stop codon (R392X) is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatric Pulmonology 2011, 47: 460-468. PMID: 22058078, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBronchopulmonary DysplasiaCodon, TerminatorCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHeterozygoteHumansIncidenceInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Very Low Birth WeightInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesMalePilot ProjectsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexToll-Like Receptor 5ConceptsSevere BPDExact testLow birth weight infantsVariant allelesToll-like receptor (TLR) familyBronchopulmonary dysplasia susceptibilityBirth weight infantsPathway single nucleotide polymorphismsTLR pathway genesMulti-center studyFisher's exact testSusceptibility/severityBPD outcomesEpidemiological confoundersBronchopulmonary dysplasiaMultiplexed single-base extension assayPreterm infantsBPD pathogenesisPremature infantsPulmonary homeostasisLower incidencePathogen recognitionBlood samplesClinical informationCurrent evidence