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MCP-1 gene regulatory region polymorphism in Chinese children with mild, moderate and near-fatal asthma.
Allergy - 1 Apr 2004
Yao T-C, Wu K-C, Chung H-T, Shaw C-K, Kuo M-L, Wu C-J, Huang J-L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A polymorphism in the monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) gene regulatory region has been associated with asthma in Caucasians. This polymorphism is possibly endemic to the Asian region, but its impact on Asian populations is unclear. In addition, the relationship of this marker with life-threatening asthma has not been clarified. The aim of this study was to test the genetic association...
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