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Variants in the 17q21 asthma susceptibility locus are associated with allergic rhinitis in the Japanese population.
Allergy - 1 Jan 2013
Tomita K, Sakashita M, Hirota T, Tanaka S, Masuyama K, Yamada T, Fujieda S, Miyatake A, Hizawa N, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Tamari M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a very common disorder peaking in the teenage years that is mediated by hypersensitivity responses to environmental allergens. Although it is well established that the ORMDL3 locus at chromosome 17q21 is associated with susceptibility to bronchial asthma, the genetic influences of the polymorphisms of the locus in allergic rhinitis are unclear. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether...
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