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Functional variants of the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 gene associate with asthma susceptibility.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2010
Sun Xiaoguang, Ma Shwu-Fan, Wade Michael S, Flores Carlos, Pino-Yanes Maria, Moitra Jaideep, Ober Carole, Kittles Rick, Husain Aliya N, Ford Jean G, Garcia Joe G N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetic mechanisms underlying asthma remain unclear. Increased permeability of the microvasculature is a feature of asthma, and the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR1) is an essential participant regulating lung vascular integrity and responses to lung inflammation. OBJECTIVE: We explored the contribution of polymorphisms in the S1PR1 gene to asthma susceptibility. METHODS: A combination of...
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