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[Correlation between polymorphism of IL-4 and IL-10 gene promoter and childhood asthma and their impact upon cytokine expression].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 25 Jan 2002
Zhang Jialin, Chen Hong, Hu Liangping, Fu Jin, Zhang Huiqin, Chen Yuzhi
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between the polymorphism of IL-4 and IL-10 gene promoters and the susceptibility of Chinese children to asthma and to study the impact of such polymorphism upon cytokine production. METHODS: The data of medical history, pulmonary function, hypersensitive test, and serum IgE were recorded among 168 unrelated Chinese children with asthma aged 5 approximately 15. Four...
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