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Gene-gene interaction in regulatory T-cell function in atopy and asthma development in childhood.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2010
Bottema Renske W B, Kerkhof Marjan, Reijmerink Naomi E, Thijs Carel, Smit Henriette A, van Schayck Constant P, Brunekreef Bert, van Oosterhout Antoon J, Postma Dirkje S, Koppelman Gerard H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Regulatory T-cell dysfunction is associated with development of the complex genetic conditions atopy and asthma. Therefore, we hypothesized that single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes involved in the development and function of regulatory T cells are associated with atopy and asthma...
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