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Meta-analysis for linkage to asthma and atopy in the chromosome 5q31-33 candidate region.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Apr 2001
Palmer L J, Barnes K C, Burton P R, Chen H, Cookson W O, Deichmann K A, Elston R C, Holloway J W, Jacobs K B, Laitinen T, Wjst M
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Asthma is a common, complex human disease. Gene discovery in asthma has been complicated by substantial etiological heterogeneity, the possibility of genes of small effect and the concomitant requirement for large sample sizes. Linkage to asthma phenotypes has been investigated most intensively in the 5q chromosomal region, although results have been inconsistent across studies and all studies have had modest...
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