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The PCDH1 gene and asthma in early childhood.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Mar 2014
Mortensen Li J, Kreiner-Møller Eskil, Hakonarson Hakon, Bønnelykke Klaus, Bisgaard Hans
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have suggested that variants in the protocadherin-1 (PCDH1) gene, which is important for cell-cell adhesion, are associated with asthma, bronchial, hyperresponsiveness and atopic dermatitis in school children. Our aim was to associate common variants of the PCDH1 gene with longitudinally assessed asthma phenotypes and atopic dermatitis in early childhood. We analysed eight single-nucleotide...
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