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Identification of the Mhc region as an asthma susceptibility locus in recombinant congenic mice.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2011
Nawijn Martijn C, Piavaux Benoit J A, Jeurink Prescilla V, Gras Renée, Reinders Marjan A, Stearns Timothy, Foote Simon, Hylkema Machteld N, Groot Peter C, Korstanje Ron, Oosterhout Antoon J M Van
Abstract excerpt
Mouse models of allergic asthma are characterized by airway hyperreactivity (AHR), Th2-driven eosinophilic airway inflammation, high allergen-specific IgE (anti-OVA IgE) levels in serum, and airway remodeling. Because asthma susceptibility has a strong genetic component, we aimed to identify new asthma susceptibility genes in the mouse by analyzing the asthma phenotypes of the Leishmania major resistant (lmr)...
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