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Familial aggregation of aspirin-induced urticaria and leukotriene C synthase allelic variant.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Feb 2006
Mastalerz L, Setkowicz M, Sanak M, Rybarczyk H, Szczeklik A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We have reported that in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) who reacted adversely to aspirin, the frequency of the (-444)C allele of the leukotriene C(4) synthase gene (LTC4S) was higher than in patients who tolerated aspirin well. OBJECTIVES: To study the pattern of aspirin-induced urticaria (AIU) in two families, with special interest on the polymorphisms of LTC4S (AA, AC, CC) and the...
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