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Association between polymorphisms in IL17F and male asthma in a Chinese population.
Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Qian F, Zhang Q, Zhou L, Ma G, Jin G, Huang Q, Yin K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Interleukin (IL) 17F is a marker of type 17 helper T cells and has a proinflammatory role in asthma.The aim of the present study was to assess the possible association between asthma and polymorphisms in the IL17F gene in a Chinese population. METHODS: A total of 318 asthmatic patients and 352 nonasthmatic controls were recruited. Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms in IL17F (rs763780...
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