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STAT6 - polymorphisms, haplotypes and epistasis in relation to atopy and asthma.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia - 1 Jun 2013
Godava Marek, Vrtel Radek, Vodicka Radek
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BACKGROUND: STAT6 has an important role in the IL-4 / IL-13 signalling pathway. Genome - wide association studies have shown that particular polymorphism (SNP) or haplotype variants of STAT6 as well as epigenetic gene modifications are associated with IgE level and asthma in childhood. METHODS: A review of the available literature was performed to map out the function and signalling pathway of STAT6, studies of...
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