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Evaluation of the CD14/-260 polymorphism and house dust endotoxin exposure in the Barbados Asthma Genetics Study.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jun 2005
Zambelli-Weiner April, Ehrlich Eva, Stockton Maria L, Grant Audrey V, Zhang Shu, Levett Paul N, Beaty Terri H, Barnes Kathleen C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both a functional promoter polymorphism in the gene encoding CD14 (C-260T) and exposure to endotoxin are believed to play key roles in modulating the immune response and expression of atopic disease. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the role of the CD14 C-260T polymorphism in a population of African descent and to test for interaction between this genotype and house dust endotoxin (HDE) exposure on...
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