Figure 3

The DNA polymorphism of CD14 at position -159 digested with restriction enzyme AvaII. The homozygous C/C alleles were represented by a DNA band with a size of 497 bp (1 band, no cut); homozygous T/T alleles were represented by DNA bands with sizes 353 bp and 144 bp (2 bands), whereas heterozygotes displayed a combination of C/T alleles (3 bands: 497 bp, 353 bp and 144 bp). M represented the DNA marker.