CD14 and Behcet disease: The CD14 promoter polymorphism C-159T is positively correlated with CD14, and homozygous carriers of the T allele have a significant increase in soluble and membrane-bound CD14.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the C-159T polymorphism in Behcet patients compared to controls, and to study its relationship with disease manifestations and activity.<h4>Methods</h4>Fifty-one adult Egyptian patients with Behcet's syndrome and another 51 healthy controls were recruited.