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CD14 tobacco gene-environment interaction in atopic children.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Hussein Yousri M, Shalaby Sally M, Zidan Haidy E, Sabbah Norhan A, Karam Nehad A, Alzahrani Saad S
Abstract excerpt
Studying gene-environment interactions may elucidate the complex origins of atopic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of CD14 polymorphisms and atopy in Egyptian children and to study whether atopy is influenced by CD14 interaction with tobacco smoke exposure. CD14 -159 C/T and CD14 -550 C/T were genotyped in 500 asthmaic children, 150 allergic rhinitis children and 150 controls. We...
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