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Lack of association between CD28/CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms and atopic asthma in the Japanese population.
Experimental and clinical immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2000
Nakao F, Ihara K, Ahmed S, Sasaki Y, Kusuhara K, Takabayashi A, Nishima S, Hara T
Abstract excerpt
Atopic asthma occurs in genetically susceptible individuals in the presence of environmental factors. Recently, the costimulation signal from CD80-CD86 to CD28/CTLA-4 has been suggested to play an important role in the development of atopic asthma. In the present study, we analyzed three polymorphic regions within the CTLA-4 gene, an A/G substitution in exon 1 position 49, a C/T base exchange in the promoter...
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