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17q21 variants modify the association between early respiratory infections and asthma.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jul 2010
Smit L A M, Bouzigon E, Pin I, Siroux V, Monier F, Aschard H, Bousquet J, Gormand F, Just J, Le Moual N, Nadif R, Scheinmann P, Vervloet D, Lathrop M, Demenais F, Kauffmann F
Abstract excerpt
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at chromosome 17q21 confer an increased risk of early-onset asthma. The objective was to study whether 17q21 SNPs modify associations between early respiratory infections and asthma. Association analysis was conducted in 499 children (268 with asthma, median...
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