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[Role of the -765 G/C polymorphism of COX-2 gene in pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nose polyps in a Polish population].
Otolaryngologia polska = The Polish otolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Sitarek Przemysław, Zielińska-Bliźniewska Hanna, Miłoński Jarosław, Przybyłowska Karolina, Majsterek Ireneusz, Olszewski Jurek
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: It is believed that local factors within the nasal cavities contribute to the formation of nasal polyps. The disruption of local homeostasis mechanisms in a chronic inflammatory process is one of those factors. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression is activated in the course of the immune response to extracellular and intracellular stimuli. Also, an increase of the gene expression can be associated with...
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