Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
TLR4
Associated Variants
TLR4 MUTATION
TLR4 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Free plasma hemoglobin (disorder)
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Studies suggest that in addition to effects of cell free plasma hemoglobin on scavenging nitric oxide (NO) and generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), heme released from plasma hemoglobin can bind to the toll-like receptor 4 to activate the innate immune system.
Pubmed
25398989
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
7
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000271441872080303
Drugs