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IFRD1 gene polymorphisms are associated with nasal polyposis in cystic fibrosis patients.
Rhinology - 1 Dec 2015
Baldan A, Lo Presti A R, Belpinati F, Castellani C, Bettin M D, Xumerle L, Pignatti P R, Malerba G, Bombieri C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nasal polyposis (NP) is an inflammatory disease of the upper nasal airways frequently present in CF patients. Interferon-Related Developmental Regulator 1 (IFRD1) gene was reported as a possible modifier of CF lung disease severity. Three IFRD1 SNPs were analyzed to investigate a possible effect on the development of NP in CF patients. METHODS AND PATIENTS: The DNA of 143 patients with CF (40 with and...
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