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Association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and childhood asthma.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Dec 2013
Farjadian Shirin, Moghtaderi Mozhgan, Fakhraei Bahareh, Nasiri Mahboubeh, Farjam Mojtaba
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BACKGROUND: Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in which genetic factors play a major role in its pathogenesis. High serotonin serum levels in patients with asthma suggest that serotonin is involved in the pathophysiology of the disease. Serotonin clearance is mediated...
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