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Association of Hepatitis A exposure and TIM-1 with childhood allergic asthma.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Sept 2012
Chen Jian-Ping, Zhao Wen-Li, He Nian-Hai, Gui Qin, Xiong Jian-Ping, Zhou Hong-Mei, Wang Yu, Chen Sheng, Zhou Ping
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) receptor (TIM-1) polymorphism plays an important role in asthma and autoimmune diseases. Objective. To analyze the association of TIM-1 polymorphism and HAV infection with childhood allergic asthma in Southwest China. METHODS: TIM-1 exon 4 (157insMTTTVP) and two polymorphism loci, -416G>C and -1454G>A, in the HAV receptor promoter region were studied. Polymerase chain reaction...
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