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Glutathione S-transferase P1, maternal smoking, and asthma in children: a haplotype-based analysis.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Mar 2008
Li Yu-Fen, Gauderman W James, Conti David V, Lin Pi-Chu, Avol Edward, Gilliland Frank D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) plays a role in a spectrum of respiratory diseases; however, the effects of sequence variation across the entire locus in asthma pathogenesis have yet to be determined. OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to investigate whether sequence variations in the GSTP1 coding and promoter regions are associated with asthma and wheezing outcomes and to determine whether...
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