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Oxidative stress and its determinants in the airways of children with asthma.
Allergy - 1 Dec 2008
Dut R, Dizdar E A, Birben E, Sackesen C, Soyer O U, Besler T, Kalayci O
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BACKGROUND: There is ample evidence for the existence of a systemic oxidative stress in childhood asthma but relatively little information on the oxidant stress in the airways. OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of oxidant/antioxidant imbalance and describe its determinants in the airways of asthmatic children including asthma severity and the genotype of the antioxidant enzymes. METHODS: One hundred and ten...
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