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Impact of glutathione-S-transferase gene polymorphisms on enzyme activity, lung function and bronchial asthma susceptibility in Egyptian children.
Gene - 15 Apr 2012
Karam Rehab A, Pasha Heba F, El-Shal Amal S, Rahman Hadeel M A, Gad Doaa M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a complex multifactorial disease with an obvious genetic predisposition. Polymorphisms of the glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genes are known risk factors for some environmentally-related diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of polymorphisms in the GSTT1, GSTM1 and GSTP1 genes and asthma susceptibility in Egyptian children, and to analyze their effect on GST...
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