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Identification of Susceptibility Genes of Adult Asthma in French Canadian Women.
Canadian respiratory journal - 1 Jan 2016
Bérubé Jean-Christophe, Gaudreault Nathalie, Lavoie-Charland Emilie, Sbarra Laura, Henry Cyndi, Madore Anne-Marie, Paré Peter D, van den Berge Maarten, Nickle David, Laviolette Michel, Laprise Catherine, Boulet Louis-Philippe, Bossé Yohan
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility genes of asthma may be more successfully identified by studying subgroups of phenotypically similar asthma patients. This study aims to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with asthma in French Canadian adult women. A pooling-based genome-wide association study was performed in 240 allergic asthmatic and 120 allergic nonasthmatic women. The top associated SNPs were selected...
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