A recently described SNP in the tlr6 gene has been linked to left ventricular wall thickening and markers of inflammation Sale et al. 2010 Am. J. Hypertens. 23: 649-654 Hamann et al. 2013 Immun. Ageing 10: 43
TLR-6 dimerizes to TLR-2/6 heterodimer after binding of ligands (e.g., diacyl lipopeptide)
