Toll-like receptors TLR-2, TLR-4, TLR-7, and TLR-9 in tumor tissueand serum of the patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinomaand gastro-esophageal junction cancer

We demonstrated differences in the expression patterns of TLRs between esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of gastro-esophageal junction, and showed circulating TLR-4 to be a potential marker of gastro-esophageal junction cancer.