Article
[Association of RANTES gene promoter -28C/G polymorphism with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 2008
Zhao De-yu, Wen Guan-yu, Tian Man, Shi Sheng-yun, Chen Rong-hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects nearly all children under two years of age. It is poorly understood why a few children who were infected with RSV develop bronchiolitis that require hospital admission while most have a relatively minor illness. Several recent studies have obtained some indications for the involvement of genetic heterogeneity in RSV bronchiolitis, implying that the clinical...
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