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Interaction of CD14 haplotypes and soluble CD14 on pulmonary function in agricultural workers.
Respiratory research - 16 Mar 2017
LeVan Tricia D, Smith Lynette M, Heires Art J, Mikuls Ted R, Meza Jane L, Weissenburger-Moser Lisa A, Romberger Debra J
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BACKGROUND: Agricultural environments are contaminated with organic dusts containing bacterial components. Chronic inhalation of organic dusts is implicated in respiratory diseases. CD14 is a critical receptor for gram-negative lipopolysaccharide; however, its association with respiratory disease among agricultural workers is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine if serum soluble CD14 (sCD14)...
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