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Association between ADAM33 T1 polymorphism and susceptibility to asthma in Asians.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Dec 2012
Lee Young Ho, Song Gwan Gyu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether the ADAM33 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 33) T1 (rs2280091), T2 (rs2280090), and ST+7 (rs574174) polymorphisms confer susceptibility to asthma. METHODS: A meta-analysis stratified by ethnicity and age was conducted on associations between the ADAM33 T1, T2, and ST+7 polymorphisms and asthma. RESULTS: Eleven studies, which included 4,124...
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