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CD53, a suppressor of inflammatory cytokine production, is associated with population asthma risk via the functional promoter polymorphism -1560 C>T.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Apr 2013
Lee Haeyong, Bae Sungmin, Jang Jaewoong, Choi Byoung Whui, Park Choon-Sik, Park Jong Sook, Lee Seung-Hyo, Yoon Yoosik
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BACKGROUND: In this study, the association of asthma with CD53, a member of the tetraspanin family, was assessed for the first time in a mechanism-based study. METHODS: Genetic polymorphisms of CD53 were analyzed in 591 subjects and confirmed in a replication study of 1001 subjects. CD53 mRNA and...
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