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Association of interleukin genes polymorphism with asthma susceptibility in Indian children: a case-control study.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2015
Dixit Pratibha, Awasthi Shally, Agarwal Sarita
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BACKGROUND: Interleukins (IL) 4 and 13 genes and their receptors (R) are the key cytokines which amplify inflammatory reactions in asthma. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association of IL 4, 4 R, 13 and 13 R genes polymorphism with asthma in Indian children. METHODS: In this hospital-based case-control study, included were children aged 1-15 years recruited as diagnosed cases of bronchial asthma,...
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