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Interleukin-13 and RANTES polymorphisms in relation to asthma in children of Chinese Han nationality.
Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology - 1 Sept 2013
Liu Quanhua, Hua Li, Fang Dingzhu, Lin Qian, Zhu Yaju, Gan Xinxin, Bao Yixiao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IL-13 (interleukin-13) and RANTES (Regulated upon Activation, Normal T cells Expressed and Secreted) are the important asthma inflammatory mediators. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the single and combined associations between the polymorphism (SNP) loci in IL-13 and RANTES genes with the development of asthma in children of Chinese Han nationality. METHODS: The risk associated with...
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