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Interaction between glutathione S-transferase variants, maternal smoking and childhood wheezing changes with age.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Aug 2013
Wu Jiakai, Hankinson Jenny, Kopec-Harding Kamilla, Custovic Adnan, Simpson Angela
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Maternal smoking increases the risk of respiratory symptoms in children. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) detoxify xenobiotics from tobacco smoke, and functional polymorphism in GST gene(s) could predispose children to the detrimental effects of maternal smoking. Our objective was to investigate interactions between GST variants and maternal smoking in relation to the development of wheezing during...
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