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A Six-SNP haplotype of ADAM33 is associated with asthma in a population of Cartagena, Colombia.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2010
Vergara Candelaria I, Acevedo Nathalie, Jiménez Silvia, Martínez Beatriz, Mercado Dilia, Gusmão Leonor, Barnes Kathleen C, Caraballo Luis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A disintegrin and metalloprotein-33 (ADAM33) participates in the bronchial remodeling process in asthma, and genetic analyses pointed it out as a candidate gene in asthma. METHODS: To analyze the association between ADAM33 and asthma and total and mite-specific IgE levels in a populat...
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