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New polymorphisms of haematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase and human prostanoid DP receptor genes.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Jan 2002
Noguchi E, Shibasaki M, Kamioka M, Yokouchi Y, Yamakawa-Kobayashi K, Hamaguchi H, Matsui A, Arinami T
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BACKGROUND: Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), a major cyclo-oxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid in mast cells, induces bronchoconstriction in the human lung. It has been reported that mice lacking PGD receptor fail to develop the bronchial hyper-responsiveness upon ovalbumin challenge, suggesting that PGD2 functions as a mediator of allergic asthma. OBJECTIVE: To determine if there are any mutations associated with...
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