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Polymorphisms of CD14 gene and TLR4 gene are not associated with ulcerative colitis in Chinese patients.
Postgraduate medical journal - 1 Aug 2005
Guo Q S, Xia B, Jiang Y, Morré S A, Cheng L, Li J, Crusius J B A, Peña A S
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Toll-like receptor 4 and CD14 are the components of the lipopolysaccharide receptor complex. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between polymorphisms TLR4 Asp299Gly and CD14 C-260T and Chinese patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS: Using a polymerase chain reaction based restriction fragment length polymorphism, the study genotyped polymorphisms TLR4 Asp299Gly...
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