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CD14 gene -159C/T polymorphism is not associated with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction.
American heart journal - 1 Jun 2002
Koch Werner, Kastrati Adnan, Mehilli Julinda, von Beckerath Nicolas, Schömig Albert
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BACKGROUND: Monocyte differentiation antigen CD14 is considered an important cell-activating mediator of inflammatory responses that may result in atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease (CAD), thrombus formation, and myocardial infarction (MI). We assessed the possibility that a C --> T nucleotide substitution polymorphism in the promoter (position -159) of the gene encoding CD14 constitutes a risk factor for...
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