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Association of interleukin-8 receptor alpha polymorphisms with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
Genes and immunity - 1 May 2005
Stemmler S, Arinir U, Klein W, Rohde G, Hoffjan S, Wirkus N, Reinitz-Rademacher K, Bufe A, Schultze-Werninghaus G, Epplen J T
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common complex diseases characterized by airflow obstruction and inflammatory processes in the small airways. lnterleukin 8 (IL-8) is a potent proinflammatory cytokine which interacts with the IL-8 receptor alpha (IL8RA, CXCR1) and beta (IL8RB, CXCR2), leading to activation and migration of leukocytes. In order to evaluate the role of the IL8RA gene in...
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