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Is the CD14 receptor gene a marker for smoking dependence?
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 May 2002
Hubacek Jaroslav, Pitha Jan, Skodova Zdena, Poledne Rudolf
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BACKGROUND: The CD14 receptor is a myeloid cell-specific receptor, which plays a role in host defense and cell stimulation. CD14 positive cells have been detected in lung, and also in brain, and the CD14 receptor is thought to play a role in asthma and allergy reactions. C-159-->T polymorphism in the promoter of the CD14 gene has been associated with myocardial infarction, but not in all studies. Our goal was to...
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