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Respiratory symptoms among infants at risk for asthma: association with surfactant protein A haplotypes.
BMC medical genetics - 2 Apr 2007
Pettigrew Melinda M, Gent Janneane F, Zhu Yong, Triche Elizabeth W, Belanger Kathleen D, Holford Theodore R, Bracken Michael B, Leaderer Brian P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We examined the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in loci encoding surfactant protein A (SFTPA) and risk of wheeze and persistent cough during the first year of life among a cohort of infants at risk for developing asthma. METHODS: Between September 1996 and December 1998, mothers of newborn infants were invited to participate if they had an older child with...
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