Toll‐like receptor 2 polymorphism and gram‐positive bacterial infections after liver transplantation
Sang‐Oh Lee, Robert A. Brown, Seung H. Kang, Rima C. Abdel‐Massih, Raymund R. Razonable – 11 May 2011 – Toll‐like receptor 2 (TLR2) is an immune sensor for gram‐positive bacterial cell wall components. Single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TLR2 gene that impair its function may, therefore, influence the risk and outcomes of gram‐positive bacterial infections.