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Associations of glutathione S-transferase P1, M1, and environmental tobacco smoke with wheezing illness in school children.
Allergy - 1 Jun 2007
Lee Y-L, Lee Y-C, Guo Y L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms at the glutathione S-transferase (GST) were associated with asthma-related phenotypes. We hypothesized that the GSTP1 and GSTM1 genotypes could modify the effects of household environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on childhood wheezing illness. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study comprised of 216 lifetime wheezing children and 185 nonwheezing controls, all of whom were selected from...
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