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Variant of PBX2 gene in the 6p21.3 asthma susceptibility locus is associated with allergic rhinitis in Chinese subjects.
International forum of allergy & rhinology - 1 May 2016
Zhao Yali, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Luo
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BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a complex chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa, caused by an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. As evidence suggests that some genetic variants may increase susceptibility to both AR and asthma, the objective of this study was to identify asthma susceptibility variants associated with AR in the Chinese population. METHODS: A cohort of 402...
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