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Screening of the Fc epsilon RI-beta-gene in a Swiss population of asthmatic children: no association with E237G and identification of new sequence variations.
Disease markers - 1 Nov 1998
Rohrbach M, Kraemer R, Liechti-Gallati S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The gene of the beta subunit of the high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilon RI-beta) encoded on chromosome 11q13 has recently been identified as a candidate gene for asthma and atopy. Two coding variations, E237G and I181L have been described as being associated with asthma and atopy. Our aim was to investigate a Swiss population of atopic and asthmatic children for variations in this gene....
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