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Asthma phenotypes in Japanese adults - their associations with the CCL5 and ADRB2 genotypes.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Mar 2013
Kaneko Yoshiko, Masuko Hironori, Sakamoto Tohru, Iijima Hiroaki, Naito Takashi, Yatagai Yohei, Yamada Hideyasu, Konno Satoshi, Nishimura Masaharu, Noguchi Emiko, Hizawa Nobuyuki
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BACKGROUND: Cluster analyses were previously performed to identify asthma phenotypes underlying asthma syndrome. Although a large number of patients with asthma develop the disease later in life, these previous cluster analyses focused mainly patients with younger-onset asthma. METHODS: Cluster analysis examined the existence of distinct phenotypes of late-onset asthma in Japanese patients with adult asthma. We...
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