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The relationship among IL-13, GSTP1, and CYP1A1 polymorphisms and environmental tobacco smoke in a population of children with asthma in Northern Mexico.
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology - 1 Mar 2012
Muñoz Balam, Magaña Jonathan J, Romero-Toledo Israel, Juárez-Pérez Evelyn, López-Moya Andrea, Leyva-García Norberto, López-Campos Celsa, Dávila-Borja Víctor M, Albores Arnulfo
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during early childhood increases the risk of developing asthma. The intention of this study was to genotype a population of children from Coahuila state in Northern Mexico and to determine whether polymorphisms of the CYP1A1, GSTP1, and IL13 genes are associated with exposure to ETS and subsequently a higher risk for asthma. IL13 plays an important role in the...
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