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GSDMB/ORMDL3 variants contribute to asthma susceptibility and eosinophil-mediated bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2012
Kang Mi-Jin, Yu Ho-Sung, Seo Ju-Hee, Kim Hyung-Young, Jung Young-Ho, Kim Young-Joon, Kim Ha-Jung, Lee So-Yeon, Hong Soo-Jong
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In 2007, a genome-wide association study identified associations between variants involved in the regulation of ORMDL3 expression and asthma. These observations were subsequently replicated in case-control studies in several ethnic groups. We investigated the possible contribution of GSDMB/ORMDL3 variants to asthma susceptibility and intermediate asthma phenotypes in Korean children. The polymorphisms rs7216389,...
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