Ahmed Mohamed Taha  <br/><br/>
Influence of the CD14 genotype polymorphism on C - reactive protein levels in patients with coronary artery disease /  
 اثر التحور الجينى لمستقبل سى دى 14 على مستوى بروتين سى المتفاعل الفائق الحساسية فى المرضى المصابين بأمراض الشرايين التاجية 
Ahmed Mohamed Taha ; Supervised Khaled Hussein Mohammed , Sanaa Sayed Abdelshafy , Mohammed Mohammed Khaled 
 - Cairo :   Ahmed Mohamed Taha ,   2010 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Critical Care Medicine 
<br/><br/> Inflammation is one of the major components of atherosclerosis which is the underlying disorder that leads to various diseases including coronary artery disease (CAD ) . CD14 receptor is an important mediator of inflammatory reactions and its expression is under genetic control . The allelic variant of the the CD14 polymorphism located in the promoter region of the CD14 gene is associated with receptor expression and ischemic risk 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Coronary artery disease  Inflammation Polymorphism