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A coding polymorphism in the CYSLT2 receptor with reduced affinity to LTD4 is associated with asthma.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Sept 2004
Pillai Sreekumar G, Cousens Diane J, Barnes Ashley A, Buckley Peter T, Chiano Mathias N, Hosking Louise K, Cameron Lee-Ann, Fling Mary E, Foley James J, Green Andrew, Sarau Henry M, Schmidt Dulcie B, Sprankle Catherine S, Blumenthal Malcolm N, Vestbo Jorgen, Kennedy-Wilson Karen, Wixted William E, Wagner Michael J, Anderson Wayne H, Ignar Diane M
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BACKGROUND: Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CYSLTR) are potent biological mediators in the pathophysiology of asthma for which two receptors have been characterized, CYSLTR1 and CYSLTR2. The leukotriene modifying agents currently used to control bronchoconstriction and inflammation in asthmatic patients...
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