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Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 promoter polymorphism is associated with aspirin-intolerant asthma in males.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Apr 2006
Kim S-H, Oh J-M, Kim Y-S, Palmer L J, Suh C-H, Nahm D-H, Park H-S
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BACKGROUND: Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) play important roles in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic airway inflammation characterized by bronchoconstriction, mucus secretion and airway hyper-responsiveness via cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 (CysLTR1)-mediated mechanism. CysLTR1-selective antagonists have anti-bronchoconstrictive and anti-inflammatory effects in asthma, particularly aspirin-intolerant asthma...
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