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A CD14 gene polymorphism is associated with the IgE level for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Sept 2005
Takeuchi Kazuhiko, Suzuki Shinya, Yagawa Mayuko, Yuta Atsushi, Majima Yuichi
Abstract excerpt
CONCLUSION: CD14/-159 plays a role in sensitization to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in Japanese patients with allergic rhinitis. OBJECTIVE: An association between a polymorphism in the 5'-flanking region of the CD14 gene and atopic phenotypes has been identified in a pediatric American population and an adult Dutch population. The aim of this study was to determine whether the CD14/-159 polymorphism is...
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