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Haplotype analysis of the NADPH oxidase p22 phox gene in patients with bronchial asthma.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2009
Izakovicova Holla Lydie, Kanková Katerina, Znojil Vladimir
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BACKGROUND: Superoxide produced by airway epithelial and inflammatory cells may contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma. NADPH oxidase (an enzyme complex made up of 5 subunits) is a major source of superoxide in cells. We sought to elucidate the role of genetic variability in the gene encoding the p22(phox) subunit of the NADPH oxidase (CYBA, 16q24.3) in asthma susceptibility by means of an association study of...
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