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Association of polymorphisms of STAT6 and SO(2) with Chinese childhood asthma: a case-control study.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Dec 2011
Wang Qiang, Bai Xue Tao, Xu Dong Qun, Li Hong, Xu Chun Yu, Fang Jian Long
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of polymorphisms of STAT6 gene and air pollutants of PM(10), NO(2), and SO(2), with asthma in Chinese children. METHODS: 418 subjects aged 14 years and under were recruited in a case-control study. The association between STAT6 polymorphisms and childhood asthma were tested by allele frequency, genotype analysis, and MDR analysis. Exposure to outdoor air pollutants was...
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