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Association between brain-derived neurothropic factor variants and asthma in Chinese Han children.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Jun 2013
Yinli Cao, Jie Hao, Li Zhao, Jun Gao, Peiling Li, Weihong Yang
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To identify the markers contributing to genetic susceptibility to asthma in Chinese Han children. METHODS: This study examined the potential association between childhood asthma and seven single nucleotide polymorphisms of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) - SNPs, rs16917204, rs6265, rs7103873, rs16917237, rs56164415, and - using the MassARRAY system. The participants, recruited...
