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Quantitative assessment of the association between the GSTM1-null genotype and the risk of childhood asthma.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Sept 2013
Li Fang, Li Shizhi, Chang Hongyu, Nie Yaling, Zeng Li, Zhang Xia, Wang Yi
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BACKGROUND: Many studies investigated the association between the glutathione S-transferase M 1 (GSTM1)-null genotype and childhood asthma risk, but there was obvious inconsistence among those studies. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the strength of association between the GSTM1-null genotype and risk of childhood asthma. METHODS: We searched the PubMed, Embase, and Wangfang databases for studies...
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