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Evaluation of genetic susceptibility to childhood allergy and asthma in an African American urban population.
BMC medical genetics - 14 Feb 2011
Joubert Bonnie R, Reif David M, Edwards Stephen W, Leiner Kevin A, Hudgens Edward E, Egeghy Peter, Gallagher Jane E, Hubal Elaine Cohen
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BACKGROUND: Asthma and allergy represent complex phenotypes, which disproportionately burden ethnic minorities in the United States. Strong evidence for genomic factors predisposing subjects to asthma/allergy is available. However, methods to utilize this information to identify high risk groups are variable and replication of genetic associations in African Americans is warranted. METHODS: We evaluated 41 single...
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