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Association of S549N and IVS8-5T splice variants with bronchial asthma and its severity in Indian children.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Aug 2012
Maurya Nutan, Awasthi Shally, Dixit Pratibha, Agarwal Sarita
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BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is an asthma susceptibility gene. Individuals heterozygous for CFTR gene mutation may develop obstructive pulmonary disease like bronchial asthma. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To find out the association of S549N and IVS8-5T variants of the CFTR gene with bronchial asthma and its severity and to assess the combinational effect of S549N and IVS8-5T...
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