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Gene-gene interaction in asthma: IL4RA and IL13 in a Dutch population with asthma.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2002
Howard Timothy D, Koppelman Gerard H, Xu Jianfeng, Zheng Siqun L, Postma Dirkje S, Meyers Deborah A, Bleecker Eugene R
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a common respiratory disease that is characterized by variable airways obstruction caused by acute and chronic bronchial inflammation; associated phenotypes include bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR), elevated total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels, and skin tests positive to common allergens. Binding of interleukin-13 (IL13) or interleukin-4 (IL4) to the IL4 receptor (IL4R) induces the initial...
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