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Association of CD14 -260 (-159) C>T and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC medical genetics - 11 Jul 2011
Zhao Linlu, Bracken Michael B
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BACKGROUND: Asthma is a phenotypically diverse disease with genetic susceptibility. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the CD14 gene at position -260 (also known as -159) C>T has been inconsistently associated with asthma. The aim of this study was to estimate the combined likelihood of developing asthma given the CD14 -260C>T genotype. METHODS: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic...
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