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FCER2: a pharmacogenetic basis for severe exacerbations in children with asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2007
Tantisira Kelan G, Silverman Eric S, Mariani Thomas J, Xu Jingsong, Richter Brent G, Klanderman Barbara J, Litonjua Augusto A, Lazarus Ross, Rosenwasser Lanny J, Fuhlbrigge Anne L, Weiss Scott T
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BACKGROUND: Although inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) generally protect against severe exacerbations in asthma, they may result in elevated IgE levels, which are associated with exacerbations. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether variation in the low-affinity IgE receptor gene, FCER2, is associated with...
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