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Association analysis of tapasin polymorphisms with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease in asthmatics.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jul 2013
Cho Sung-hwan, Park Jong-Sook, Park Byung Lae, Bae Da-Jeong, Uh Soo-Taek, Kim Mi-Kyeong, Choi Inseon S, Shin Hyoung Doo, Park Choon-Sik
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BACKGROUND: Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is characterized by the development of airway obstruction in asthmatic individuals following the ingestion of aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. TAPBP (TAP-binding protein, tapasin) is upregulated by eicosanoids, which act as potent inflammatory molecules in aspirin-related reactions. Thus, functional alterations in the TAPBP gene may...
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