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Association of ADAM33 gene polymorphisms with asthma in a Chinese population.
The clinical respiratory journal - 1 Jan 2013
Chi Xiangyu, Wang Laicheng, Wang Jing, Li Qing, Wang Xuequn, Wang Jianping, Xiao Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Asthma is a very common disease involving genetic and environmental factors. A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 33 (ADAM33) has been one of the most exciting candidate genes for asthma since its first association with the disease in the white population. Recently, studies on the association of ADAM33 gene polymorphisms with the risk of asthma have been controversial. We therefore focused on...
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