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Identification and association of polymorphisms in the interleukin-13 gene with asthma and atopy in a Dutch population.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2001
Howard T D, Whittaker P A, Zaiman A L, Koppelman G H, Xu J, Hanley M T, Meyers D A, Postma D S, Bleecker E R
Abstract excerpt
Asthma and atopy are related conditions that may share similar genetic susceptibility. Linkage studies have identified a region on chromosome 5q that contains biologic candidates for both asthma and atopy phenotypes, including several proinflammatory cytokines. Interleukin (IL)-13, one of the can...
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