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Promoter polymorphism in the MS4A2 gene and asthma in the Indian population.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2009
Sharma Shilpy, Ghosh Balaram
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BACKGROUND: A previous study from our laboratory identified 3-locus risk and protective haplotypes of the MS4A2 gene, a prime candidate for asthma and atopy, that were associated with differential histamine release profiles from basophils and FcepsilonRIbeta transcript levels in the Indian population. METHODS: To explore the role of promoter polymorphisms in the observed association, 4 additional promoter...
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