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N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) polymorphism in patients with atopic asthma.
Archives of medical research - 1 May 2009
Pawlik Andrzej, Juzyszyn Zygmunt, Gawronska-Szklarz Barbara
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways where, on exposure to allergens, the body mounts an immune response. The etiology of asthma is complex and multifactorial. Rapid and slow acetylators reflect the genetically determined variation in the elimination of xenobiotics. Recent advances have demonstrated the importance of genetic and environmental factors in the...
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