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Evaluation of the CD14 C-159 T polymorphism in the German Multicenter Allergy Study cohort.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Feb 2003
Sengler C, Haider A, Sommerfeld C, Lau S, Baldini M, Martinez F, Wahn U, Nickel R
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BACKGROUND: Multiple genetic studies have shown linkage of atopy-related phenotypes to chromosome 5q31. In this region several candidate genes for atopy are localized such as the Th2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, but also CD14, a receptor for LPS. Recently, a functional CD14 promoter polymorphi...
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