ANNALS OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY, cilt.97, sa.3, ss.321-328, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: A C-T polymorphism at position 159 in the promoter of CD14 (C-159T) modulates the cellular response to endotoxin and significantly influences total IgE levels. The effect of this genetic variant on the cytokine response of the inflammatory cells is incompletely understood.