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Functional significance of gene polymorphisms in the promoter of myeloid differentiation-2.
Annals of surgery - 1 Jul 2007
Gu Wei, Shan You-an, Zhou Jian, Jiang Dong-po, Zhang Lianyang, Du Ding-yuan, Wang Zheng-guo, Jiang Jian-xin
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the functional significance of the reported single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter of the myeloid differentiation-2 (MD-2) gene. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Functional gene polymorphisms of innate immune receptors have been shown to be critical determinants of the immune inflammatory response. MD-2 is an important signaling enhancer protein in the endotoxin (LPS) receptor...
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