The genetics of CD14 in allergic disease

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 347-352

  Koppelman, Gerard H ^a   Postma, Dirkje S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopy; CD14; Endotoxin; Genetics; Toll like receptor 4

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; ENDOTOXIN;

ALLELE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ATOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MONOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANTIGENS, CD14; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0141988979     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200310000-00005     Document Type: Review

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