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Association of CD14 G(-1145)A and C(-159)T polymorphisms with reduced risk for tuberculosis in a Chinese Han population.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 25 Sept 2012
Zhao M Y, Xue Y, Zhao Z Q, Li F J, Fan D P, Wei L L, Sun X J, Zhang X, Wang X C, Zhang Y X, Li J C
Abstract excerpt
Although the role of CD14 in mediating signals from Toll-like receptors to recognize Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known, how polymorphisms in this gene affect the susceptibility to develop tuberculosis are still not clear. We examined whether single nucleotide polymorphisms at positions -1145 and -159 in the promoter region of the CD14 gene are associated with tuberculosis in a Chinese Han population in a...
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