Article
Identification of novel polymorphisms in the Adam33 gene.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2003
Chae Soo-Cheon, Yoon Kwon-Ha, Chung Hun-Taeg
Abstract excerpt
Adam33 is a member of a family of genes that encode membrane-anchored proteins with a disintegrin and a metalloprotease domain and that are primarily expressed in lung fibroblasts and bronchial smooth muscle. The human Adam33 gene is located on chromosome 20p13, a region that has been linked to asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Recently, the polymorphisms in Adam33 have been found to be associated with...
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