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Interaction between gas cooking and GSTM1 null genotype in bronchial responsiveness: results from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey.
Thorax - 1 Jun 2014
Amaral André F S, Ramasamy Adaikalavan, Castro-Giner Francesc, Minelli Cosetta, Accordini Simone, Sørheim Inga-Cecilie, Pin Isabelle, Kogevinas Manolis, Jõgi Rain, Balding David J, Norbäck Dan, Verlato Giuseppe, Olivieri Mario, Probst-Hensch Nicole, Janson Christer, Zock Jan-Paul, Heinrich Joachim, Jarvis Deborah L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Increased bronchial responsiveness is characteristic of asthma. Gas cooking, which is a major indoor source of the highly oxidant nitrogen dioxide, has been associated with respiratory symptoms and reduced lung function. However, little is known about the effect of gas cooking on bronchial responsiveness and on how this relationship may be modified by variants in the genes GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1,...
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