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Chromosome 12q24.3 controls sensitization to cat allergen in patients with asthma from Siberia, Russia.
Immunology letters - 30 Jun 2009
Gusareva Elena S, Bragina Elena Ju, Buinova Svetlana N, Chernyak Boris A, Puzyrev Valery P, Ogorodova Ludmila M, Lipoldová Marie
Abstract excerpt
In Russian population of Siberia asthma is usually concomitant with high sensitization to indoor allergens (cat, dog and house dust mites), overproduction of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and airway hyperreactivity. Definition of genes that predispose to development of various sub-components of the asthma phenotype is important for understanding of etiology of this disease. To map genes predisposing to asthma, we...
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