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Polymorphisms of IL-4, IL-4R alpha, and AICDA genes in adult allergic asthma.
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban - 1 Jan 2003
Cui Tianpen, Wang Lin, Wu Jianmin, Hu Lihua, Xie Jungang
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between 3 polymorphisms sites [interleulin-4 (IL-4), IL-4 receptor (IL-4R) alpha chain and activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AICDA)] and adult allergic asthma in China was studied. By using case-control method, DNA and clinical data were obtained from allergic asthmatic patients and compared with those in the control subjects. The subjects were genotyped for the IL-4 C-589T promoter...
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