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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphisms in Turkish asthmatic children.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2000
Bora E, Soylar R, Arıkan-Ayyıldız Z, Uzuner N, Giray-Bozkaya Ö, Erçal D, Karaman Ö, Ülgenalp A
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BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genes have been implicated in susceptibility to asthma. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there was any association between childhood asthma and polymorphisms of the PAI-1 and ACE genes. METHODS: Two hundred and three Turkish children aged 5-15 years, including 102 asthmatic patients and 101...
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