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Association of a disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 (ADAM33) gene with asthma in ethnically diverse populations.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Oct 2003
Howard Timothy D, Postma Dirkje S, Jongepier Hajo, Moore Wendy C, Koppelman Gerard H, Zheng Siqun L, Xu Jianfeng, Bleecker Eugene R, Meyers Deborah A
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BACKGROUND: Asthma is a complex genetic disease characterized by reversible intermittent airway obstruction and respiratory symptoms primarily caused by acute and chronic bronchial inflammation. Recently, a gene potentially involved in airway remodeling, a disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 (ADAM...
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