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C(-260)-->T polymorphism in the promoter of the CD14 monocyte receptor gene as a risk factor for myocardial infarction.
Circulation - 29 Jun 1999
Hubacek J A, Rothe G, Pit'ha J, Skodová Z, Stanĕk V, Poledne R, Schmitz G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The CD14 receptor of monocytes is an important mediator for the activation of monocytes/macrophages by endotoxins from the envelope of Gram-negative bacteria (lipopolysaccharides). We identified a polymorphism in the CD14 receptor and examined whether this genetic marker influenced the expression of the CD14 receptor on monocytes and affected the predisposition to myocardial infarction. METHODS AND...
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