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Genome-wide association studies of asthma.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Sept 2011
Tamari Mayumi, Tomita Kaori, Hirota Tomomitsu
Abstract excerpt
Bronchial asthma is a common inflammatory disease caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. To discover the genes and cellular pathways underlying asthma, a large number of genetic studies have been conducted. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which comprehensively assess genes related to multifactorial diseases and drug reactivity, have enhanced understanding of human diseases. From...
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