Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
TLR4
Associated Variants
TLR4 MUTATION
TLR4 MUTATION
Associated Disease
diabetic retinopathy
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Collectively, our novel data suggest that hyperglycemia induces TLR-2 and TLR-4 activation and downstream signaling mediating increased inflammation possibly via reactive oxygen species (ROS) and could contribute to DR.
Pubmed
25610879
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_3/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
3
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
10
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00135720936040152
Drugs