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Roles of arginase variants, atopy, and ozone in childhood asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Mar 2009
Salam Muhammad T, Islam Talat, Gauderman W James, Gilliland Frank D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Arginases (encoded by ARG1 and ARG2 genes) might play an important role in asthma pathogenesis through effects on nitrosative stress. Arginase expression is upregulated in asthma and varies with T(H)2 cytokine levels and oxidative stress. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine whether variants in these genes are associated with asthma and whether atopy and exposures to smoking and air pollution influence the...
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