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Expression and role of acidic mammalian chitinase and eotaxin-3 in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale - 1 Feb 2011
Gu ZhaoWei, Cao ZhiWei, Jin MingZhu
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OBJECTIVE: Acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) has been found to play an important role in allergy and asthma. Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs) is chronic inflammation with eosinophilic infiltration, which is similar to asthmatic inflammation. The role of AMCase in CRSwNPs has b...
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