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Genetic polymorphisms and risk of recurrent wheezing in pediatric age.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 18 Oct 2014
Esposito Susanna, Ierardi Valentina, Daleno Cristina, Scala Alessia, Terranova Leonardo, Tagliabue Claudia, Rios Walter Peves, Pelucchi Claudio, Principi Nicola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wheezing during early life is a very common disorder, but the reasons underlying the different wheezing phenotypes are still unclear. The aims of this study were to analyse the potential correlations between the risk of developing recurrent wheezing and the presence of specific polymorphisms of some genes regulating immune system function, and to study the relative importance of the associations of...
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