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Traffic-related air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and asthma (ECHRS).
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Dec 2009
Castro-Giner Francesc, Künzli Nino, Jacquemin Bénédicte, Forsberg Bertil, de Cid Rafael, Sunyer Jordi, Jarvis Deborah, Briggs David, Vienneau Danielle, Norback Dan, González Juan R, Guerra Stefano, Janson Christer, Antó Josep-Maria, Wjst Matthias, Heinrich Joachim, Estivill Xavier, Kogevinas Manolis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Traffic-related air pollution is related with asthma, and this association may be modified by genetic factors. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the role of genetic polymorphisms potentially modifying the association between home outdoor levels of modeled nitrogen dioxide and asthma. METHODS: Adults from 13 cities of the second European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS II) were included (n =...
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