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Deficiency of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase is a severity factor for asthma.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Apr 1999
Stafforini D M, Numao T, Tsodikov A, Vaitkus D, Fukuda T, Watanabe N, Fueki N, McIntyre T M, Zimmerman G A, Makino S, Prescott S M
Abstract excerpt
Asthma, a family of airway disorders characterized by airway inflammation, has an increasing incidence worldwide. Platelet-activating factor (PAF) may play a role in the pathophysiology of asthma. Its proinflammatory actions are antagonized by PAF acetylhydrolase. A missense mutation (V279F) in t...
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