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Genetic variants of GSNOR and ADRB2 influence response to albuterol in African-American children with severe asthma.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Jul 2009
Moore Paul E, Ryckman Kelli K, Williams Scott M, Patel Neal, Summar Marshall L, Sheller James R
Abstract excerpt
African Americans are disproportionately affected by asthma. Social and economic factors play a role in this disparity, but there is evidence that genetic factors may also influence the development of asthma and response to therapy in African American children. Our hypothesis is that variations in asthma related genes contribute to the observed asthma disparities by influencing the response to asthma-specific...
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