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TAP1 gene AccI polymorphism is associated with atopic bronchial asthma.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2003
Hang Liang-Wen, Hsia Te-Chun, Chen Wen-Chi, Chen Huey-Yi, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a hyperresponsive airway disease that may involve inflammation responses. A transporter associated with the antigen processing 1 gene (TAP1) is involved in antigen processing, and is therefore considered to play a role in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma. The aim of this study was to test whether the polymorphisms of the TAP1 gene are a genetic marker for susceptibility to bronchial asthma. A normal...
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