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Genome-wide linkage analysis of pulmonary function in families of children with asthma in Costa Rica.
Thorax - 1 Mar 2007
Hersh Craig P, Soto-Quirós Manuel E, Avila Lydiana, Lake Stephen L, Liang Catherine, Fournier Eduardo, Spesny Mitzi, Sylvia Jody S, Lazarus Ross, Hudson Thomas, Verner Andrei, Klanderman Barbara J, Freimer Nelson B, Silverman Edwin K, Celedón Juan C
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BACKGROUND: Although asthma is highly prevalent among certain Hispanic subgroups, genetic determinants of asthma and asthma-related traits have not been conclusively identified in Hispanic populations. A study was undertaken to identify genomic regions containing susceptibility loci for pulmonary...
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