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Variation in Uteroglobin-Related Protein 1 (UGRP1) gene is associated with allergic rhinitis in Singapore Chinese.
BMC medical genetics - 16 Mar 2011
Andiappan Anand Kumar, Yeo Wei Sheng, Parate Pallavi Nilkanth, Anantharaman Ramani, Suri Bani Kaur, Wang De Yun, Chew Fook Tim
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BACKGROUND: Uteroglobin-Related Protein 1 (UGRP1) is a secretoglobulin protein which has been suggested to play a role in lung inflammation and allergic diseases. UGRP1 has also been shown to be an important pneumoprotein, with diagnostic potential as a biomarker of lung damage. Previous genetic studies evaluating the association between variations on UGRP1 and allergic phenotypes have yielded mixed results. The...
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