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Interaction between CD14-159C>T polymorphism and Helicobacter pylori is associated with serum total immunoglobulin E.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Dec 2008
Virta M, Pessi T, Helminen M, Seiskari T, Kondrashova A, Knip M, Hyöty H, Hurme M
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BACKGROUND: Total serum IgE is regulated by both environmental and genetic factors. Association and linkage studies have suggested a role of CD14-159C>T polymorphism in the regulation of serum total IgE, but the results have been contradictory. It seems that gene-environment interactions are involved in this regulation. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the possible gene-environment interactions...
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