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Association between C-589T polymorphisms of interleukin-4 gene promoter and asthma: a meta-analysis.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jul 2008
Li Yafei, Guo Botao, Zhang Lin, Han Jiaxin, Wu Bo, Xiong Hongyan
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BACKGROUND: A number of studies of genetic epidemiology have assessed the association of C-589T (also referred to as C-590T; rs number, 2243250) polymorphisms in the promoter region of interleukin-4 (IL-4) gene with asthma in different populations. However, the results are inconsistent and inconclusive. OBJECTIVES: We performed a meta-analysis of the association between C-589T polymorphisms of IL-4 and asthma...
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