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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 polymorphisms and asthma risk: a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Nie Wei, Chen Jiquan, Xiu Qingyu
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BACKGROUND: A number of studies assessed the association of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms with asthma in different populations. However, the results were contradictory. We performed a meta-analysis to examine the association between CTLA-4 polymorphisms and asthma susceptibility. METHODS: Pubmed, EMBASE, HuGE Navigator, and Wanfang Database were searched. Data were...
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