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Association between two polymorphisms of histamine-metabolising enzymes and the severity of allergic rhinitis in a group of Mexican children.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2000
Meza-Velázquez R, López-Márquez F, Espinosa-Padilla S, Rivera-Guillen M, Gutíerrez-Díaz N, Pérez-Armendáriz L, Rosales-González M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that polymorphisms of histamine metabolising enzymes can be a risk factor for developing histamine-involving diseases. The aim of the present study is to research the possible association between two functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): C314T in the Histamine-N-Methyl Transferase gene and C2029G in the Diamine Oxidase gene, with the severity of allergic rhinitis and...
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