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A common single nucleotide polymorphism in the CD14 promoter decreases the affinity of Sp protein binding and enhances transcriptional activity.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2001
LeVan T D, Bloom J W, Bailey T J, Karp C L, Halonen M, Martinez F D, Vercelli D
Abstract excerpt
CD14 is a pattern recognition receptor that plays a central role in innate immunity through recognition of bacterial lipoglycans, primarily LPS. Recently, our group has identified a common single nucleotide polymorphism, -159C-->T, in the CD14 proximal promoter. Homozygous carriers of the T allel...
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