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[CD14 genomic polymorphism influences CD14 expression in whole blood culture].
Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery] - 1 Aug 2005
Lin Jing, Yao Yong-ming, Huang Zhi-hong, Hou Xiao-xia, Yu Yan, Sheng Zhi-yong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether -159C/T promoter polymorphism of the CD14 gene influences the CD14 expression as well as release in whole blood culture. METHODS: One hundred and eighteen healthy human blood donors were included in the present study. CD14 mRNA expression and soluble CD14 levels were measured using a whole blood cell culture model with or without lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. The CD14...
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