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Analysis of 927T > C CYSLTR1 and -444A > C LTC4S polymorphisms in children with asthma.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2000
Arriba-Méndez S, Sanz C, Isidoro-García M, Pascual M, Avila C, Dávila I, Lorente F
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INTRODUCTION: The cysteinyl leukotrienes (Cys-LTs) are potent inflammatory mediators in asthma. It has been suggested that the different response of patients to Cys-LTs inhibitors could be due to the presence of polymorphisms in the genes implicated in this pathway. METHODS: In this study, polymorphisms 927T > C CYSLTR1 and -444A > C LTC4S were analysed in a Spanish population of 188 individuals (109 asthmatic...
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