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Failure to find an association between CD14-159C/T polymorphism and asthma: a family-based association test and meta-analysis.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Mar 2006
Nishimura Fumichika, Shibasaki Masanao, Ichikawa Kunio, Arinami Tadao, Noguchi Emiko
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BACKGROUND: CD14 is an essential component of the receptor for lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS stimulates T-helper type 1 (Th1) cytokine expression, potentially suppressing Th2 immune responses involved in IgE-mediated allergic diseases. Previous studies have reported that -159C/T, a promoter polym...
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