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Interleukin-4 rs2243250 polymorphism is associated with asthma among Caucasians and related to atopic asthma.
Cytokine - 1 Aug 2012
Liu Song, Li Ting, Liu Jianwei
Abstract excerpt
Published data on the association between interleukin-4 (IL-4) rs2243250 (C-589T) polymorphism and asthma susceptibility are inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed. A total of 17 studies with 3037 asthma patients and 3032 healthy controls were included. Overall, significantly elevated asthma risk was associated with IL-4 T allele when all studies were...
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