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GSTM1 and GSTP1 and respiratory health in asthmatic children exposed to ozone.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Nov 2006
Romieu I, Ramirez-Aguilar M, Sienra-Monge J J, Moreno-Macías H, del Rio-Navarro B E, David G, Marzec J, Hernández-Avila M, London S
Abstract excerpt
Acute exposure to ozone has been related to a wide spectrum of health effects in susceptible individuals. Genetic factors may influence interindividual variation in ozone response. The current authors investigated the relationships between common polymorphisms in two genes involved in response to oxidative stress, i.e. glutathione S-transferases M1 (GSTM1) and P1 (GSTP1), and both respiratory symptoms and lung...
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