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Asthma-associated polymorphisms in 17q21 influence cord blood ORMDL3 and GSDMA gene expression and IL-17 secretion.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jun 2011
Lluis Anna, Schedel Michaela, Liu Jing, Illi Sabina, Depner Martin, von Mutius Erika, Kabesch Michael, Schaub Bianca
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BACKGROUND: In a genome-wide association study, genetic variants on chromosome 17q21 were strongly associated with childhood asthma and orosomucoid 1-like 3 (ORMDL3) gene expression. Regulation of the 17q21 locus and its immunologic relevance early in life have not been well characterized. OBJECT...
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