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Effects of endotoxin exposure on childhood asthma risk are modified by a genetic polymorphism in ACAA1.
BMC medical genetics - 8 Dec 2011
Sordillo Joanne E, Sharma Sunita, Poon Audrey, Lasky-Su Jessica, Belanger Kathleen, Milton Donald K, Bracken Michael B, Triche Elizabeth W, Leaderer Brian P, Gold Diane R, Litonjua Augusto A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms in the endotoxin-mediated TLR4 pathway genes have been associated with asthma and atopy. We aimed to examine how genetic polymorphisms in innate immunity pathways interact with endotoxin to influence asthma risk in children. METHODS: In a previous analysis of 372 children from the Boston Home Allergens and the Connecticut Childhood Asthma studies, 7 SNPs in 6 genes (CARD15, TGFB1, LY96,...
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