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Genome-wide association study for atopy and allergic rhinitis in a Singapore Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Andiappan Anand Kumar, Wang De Yun, Anantharaman Ramani, Parate Pallavi Nilkanth, Suri Bani Kaur, Low Hui Qi, Li Yi, Zhao Wanting, Castagnoli Paola, Liu Jianjun, Chew Fook Tim
Abstract excerpt
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an atopic disease which affects about 600 million people worldwide and results from a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. However genetic association studies on known candidate genes yielded variable results. The aim of this study is to identify the genetic variants that influence predisposition towards allergic rhinitis in an ethnic Chinese population in...
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