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Genetic biomarkers of health-related quality of life in pediatric asthma.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2011
Cortina Sandra D, Drotar Dennis, Ericksen Mark, Lindsey Mark, Patterson Tia L, Myers Jocelyn M Biagini, Kovacic Melinda Butsch, Hershey Gurjit K Khurana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes associated with multiple asthma phenotypes and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a pediatric hospital in 275 school-aged children diagnosed with asthma and their caregivers. Genomic DNA was obtained from children, and caregivers completed a measure of...
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