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Glutathione S-transferase P1 gene polymorphism and air pollution as interactive risk factors for childhood asthma.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Nov 2004
Lee Y-L, Lin Y-C, Lee Y-C, Wang J-Y, Hsiue T-R, Guo Y L
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BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms at the glutathione S-transferase (GST) P1 locus were associated with asthma-related phenotypes and bronchial hyper-responsiveness. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether GSTP1 genotypes and outdoor air pollution were interactive risk factors on childhood asthma. METHODS: Four hundred and thirty-six subjects were recruited for oral mucosa samplings from 2853 fourth- to ninth-grade...
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