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Intermittent montelukast in children aged 10 months to 5 years with wheeze (WAIT trial): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine - 1 Oct 2014
Nwokoro Chinedu, Pandya Hitesh, Turner Stephen, Eldridge Sandra, Griffiths Christopher J, Vulliamy Tom, Price David, Sanak Marek, Holloway John W, Brugha Rossa, Koh Lee, Dickson Iain, Rutterford Clare, Grigg Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of intermittent montelukast for wheeze in young children is unclear. We aimed to assess whether intermittent montelukast is better than placebo for treatment of wheeze in this age group. Because copy numbers of the Sp1-binding motif in the arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) gene promoter (either 5/5, 5/x, or x/x, where x does not equal 5) modifies response to montelukast in adults,...
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