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CTNNA3 and SEMA3D: Promising loci for asthma exacerbation identified through multiple genome-wide association studies.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2015
McGeachie Michael J, Wu Ann C, Tse Sze Man, Clemmer George L, Sordillo Joanne, Himes Blanca E, Lasky-Su Jessica, Chase Robert P, Martinez Fernando D, Weeke Peter, Shaffer Christian M, Xu Hua, Denny Josh C, Roden Dan M, Panettieri Reynold A, Raby Benjamin A, Weiss Scott T, Tantisira Kelan G
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BACKGROUND: Asthma exacerbations are a major cause of morbidity and medical cost. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify genetic predictors of exacerbations in asthmatic subjects. METHODS: We performed a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of acute asthma exacerbation in 2 pediatric clinical trials: the Childhood Asthma Management Program (n = 581) and the Childhood Asthma Research and...
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