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Relationship between the IL-12B promoter polymorphism and allergic rhinitis, familial asthma, serum total IgE, and eosinophil level in asthma patients.
Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2009
Tug E, Ozbey U, Tug T, Yuce H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IL-12B is a strong candidate gene for asthma. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the relationship between IL-12B and asthma, allergic rhinitis, familial asthma, and levels of eosinophils and total immunoglobulin (Ig) E in the serum of asthma patients. METHODS: The study group consisted of 53 asthma patients and 60 control patients. Serum total IgE levels, eosinophil count, and the presence of allergic...
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