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Oxidative stress and genetic and epidemiologic determinants of oxidant injury in childhood asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Nov 2006
Ercan Hulya, Birben Esra, Dizdar Evrim A, Keskin Ozlem, Karaaslan Cagatay, Soyer Ozge U, Dut Raziye, Sackesen Cansin, Besler Tanju, Kalayci Omer
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BACKGROUND: The factors contributing to the oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in asthma are incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with oxidative stress including asthma severity and the genotype of the antioxidant enzymes. METHODS: A total of 196 children with mild asthma, 116 children with moderate-severe asthma, and 2 healthy control groups (187 and 68 children) were included in...
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