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Atopy and new-onset asthma in young Danish farmers and CD14, TLR2, and TLR4 genetic polymorphisms: a nested case-control study.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Nov 2007
Smit L A M, Bongers S I M, Ruven H J T, Rijkers G T, Wouters I M, Heederik D, Omland Ø, Sigsgaard T
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BACKGROUND: Evidence exists that exposure to high levels of microbial agents such as endotoxin in the farm environment decreases the risk of atopic sensitization. Genetic variation in innate immunity genes may modulate the response to microbial agents and thus influence susceptibility to asthma and atopy. OBJECTIVE: To study potential associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CD14, Toll-like...
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