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[Molecular studies in a population of children with bronchial asthma. I. Polymorphism in the promotor region of gene CD14].
Pneumonologia i alergologia polska - 1 Jan 2001
Lis G, Kostyk E, Sanak M, Pietrzyk J J
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Allergic asthma is associated with the recruitment of the inflammatory cells into the bronchial mucosa. Surface expression of CD14, a marker of activation and differentiation of macrophages/monocytes, was suggested to protect against Th-2 response. OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical effects of genetic polymorphism of CD14 promoter in asthmatic children. METHODS: In ISAAC survey, 50 children with...
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