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Interleukin 3 (IL3) polymorphisms associated with decreased risk of asthma and atopy.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Park Byung Lae, Kim Lyoung Hyo, Choi Yoo Hyun, Lee June-Hyuk, Rhim Taiyoun, Lee Young Mok, Uh Soo-Taek, Park Hae-Sim, Choi Byoung Whui, Hong Soo-Jong, Park Choon-Sik, Shin Hyoung Doo
Abstract excerpt
Cytokines, having central functions in immunological and inflammatory process, are always expected to play important roles in the pathogenesis of various diseases, such as asthma. Genetic polymorphisms of those cytokine and cytokine receptor genes are the focus of genetic association studies. In an effort to identify gene(s) whose variant(s) are involved in the development of asthma, we examined the genetic...
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