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Lipopolysaccharide receptor CD14 polymorphism and risk of stroke in a South-German population.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jul 2002
Lichy C, Meiser H, Grond-Ginsbach C, Buggle F, Dörfer C, Grau A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The monocyte receptor for bacterial lipopolysaccharide CD14 is an important mediator of the inflammatory response. Recently, a polymorphism in the promotor of the CD14 gene, C (-260) T, was detected as a risk factor for coronary heart disease. OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypotheses that this polymorphism is a risk factor 1. for cerebral ischemia in general and 2. for cerebral ischemia due to large artery...
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