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The association between glutathione S-transferase P1, M1 polymorphisms and asthma in Taiwanese schoolchildren.
Chest - 1 Sept 2005
Lee Yung-Ling, Hsiue Tzuen-Ren, Lee Yeu-Chin, Lin Ying-Chu, Guo Yueliang Leon
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Genetic polymorphisms in the glutathione S-transferase P1 gene (GSTP1) and the glutathione S-transferase M1 gene (GSTM1) have been implicated as risk factors for asthma. However, their roles in asthma pathogenesis and the interaction between these two genes have not been extensively investigated. This study, therefore, examined the relationship among GSTP1 and GSTM1 genotypes and childhood...
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