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CD14 gene polymorphism 159C/T in a group of patients with coronary artery disease from a population with high morbidity of cardiovascular diseases.
Kardiologia polska - 1 Mar 2007
Rechciński Tomasz, Grebowska Aneta, Kurpesa Małgorzata, Peruga Zbigniew, Dziuba Michał, Krzemińska-Pakuła Maria, Rudnicka Wiesława, Chmiela Magdalena
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A role of CD14 receptor in the inflammatory response is stimulation of monocytes and endothelial cells by lipopolysaccharide of Gram-negative bacteria. The reports about association of progression of atherosclerosis with CD14 gene polymorphism in different populations are conflicting. AIM: To assess if T to C exchange at position 159 of the CD14 gene correlates with age at the onset of first...
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