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Ozone, oxidant defense genes, and risk of asthma during adolescence.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Feb 2008
Islam Talat, McConnell Rob, Gauderman W James, Avol Ed, Peters John M, Gilliland Frank D
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Although oxidative stress is a cardinal feature of asthma, the roles of oxidant air pollutants and antioxidant genes heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX-1), catalase (CAT), and manganese superoxide dismutase (MNSOD) in asthma pathogenesis have yet to be determined. OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that the functional polymorphisms of HMOX-1 ([GT](n) repeat), CAT (-262C>T -844C>T), and MNSOD (Ala-9Val) are associated...
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