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The -590C/T and -34C/T interleukin-4 promoter polymorphisms are not associated with atopic eczema in childhood.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2001
Elliott K, Fitzpatrick E, Hill D, Brown J, Adams S, Chee P, Stewart G, Fulcher D, Tang M, Kemp A, King E, Varigos G, Bahlo M, Forrest S
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to the development of asthma and other atopic diseases is known to have a genetic component. To date, several studies have linked chromosome 5q31 to asthma and atopy in human beings. This region harbors a cluster of cytokine and growth factor genes, IL-4 presenting as a prime atopy candidate gene, inasmuch as it plays a pivotal role in the atopy pathway. Our approach was to identify polymorphisms...
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