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Opposite gene by environment interactions in Karelia for CD14 and CC16 single nucleotide polymorphisms and allergy.
Allergy - 1 Sept 2009
Zhang G, Khoo S-K, Laatikainen T, Pekkarinen P, Vartiainen E, von Hertzen L, Hayden C M, Goldblatt J, Mäkelä M, Haahtela T, Le Souëf P N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Finnish Karelians have a higher prevalence of allergic disease than Russian Karelians. As both populations are generally from the same ethnic group, the Karelian population offers a unique opportunity to analyse genetic and allergic disease interactions between 'Western' and 'Eastern' environments. OBJECTIVES: We investigated associations between allergic diseases and CD14 and CC16 polymorphisms in...
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