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Possible role of EMID2 on nasal polyps pathogenesis in Korean asthma patients.
BMC medical genetics - 4 Jan 2012
Pasaje Charisse Flerida Arnejo, Bae Joon Seol, Park Byung-Lae, Cheong Hyun Sub, Kim Jeong-Hyun, Jang An-Soo, Uh Soo-Taek, Park Choon-Sik, Shin Hyoung Doo
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BACKGROUND: Since subepithelial fibrosis and protruded extracellular matrix are among the histological characteristics of polyps, the emilin/multimerin domain-containing protein 2 (EMID2) gene is speculated to be involved in the presence of nasal polyps in asthma and aspirin-hypersensitive patients. METHODS: To investigate the association between EMID2 and nasal polyposis, 49 single-nucleotide polymorphisms...
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