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Genetic risk of TNFSF4 and FAM167A-BLK polymorphisms in children with asthma and allergic rhinitis in a Han Chinese population.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Aug 2016
Liu Yun, Ke Xia, Kang Hou-Yong, Wang Xiao-Qiang, Shen Yang, Hong Su-Ling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) frequently occur as comorbid diseases of the upper airways. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TNFSF4 and FAM167A-BLK genes have recently been shown to be associated with various immune-related disorders. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine whether TNFSF4 or FAM167A-BLK polymorphisms confer genetic susceptibility to asthma and AR in a Han Chinese...
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