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Association of the -1072G/A polymorphism in the LTC4S gene with asthma in an Indian population.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Kumar Amrendra, Sharma Shilpy, Agrawal Anurag, Ghosh Balaram
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopic asthma, the most common chronic disease affecting children and young adults, is a complex disorder with variable phenotypes. Cysteine leukotrienes (Cys-LTs) are powerful bronchoconstrictors and play a critical role in airway inflammation and remodeling that are characteristic of asthma. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of ALOX5, LTC4S and CysLTR2 gene polymorphisms with atopic asthma...
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