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Pharmacogenetics of the CD14 endotoxin receptor polymorphism and progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 May 2004
Agema Willem R P, Wouter Jukema J, de Maat Moniek P M, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Kastelein John J P, Rabelink Ton J, van der Wall Ernst E
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis is at least in part an inflammatory disease. CD14 is an endotoxin receptor that after binding of lipopolysaccharides evokes endothelial activation and secretion of several cytokines. A polymorphism of CD14 has been associated with myocardial infarction. We evaluated the role of the -159 T/C polymorphism in the promoter region of the CD14 gene in relation to severity and progression of coronary...
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