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Neuropeptide Y associated with asthma in young adults.
Neuropeptides - 1 Oct 2016
Lu Yanxia, Andiappan Anand Kumar, Lee Bernett, Ho Roger, Lim Tow Keang, Kuan Win Sen, Goh Daniel Yam Thiam, Mahadevan Malcolm, Sim Tiong Beng, Wang De Yun, Van Bever Hugo P S, Rotzschke Olaf, Larbi Anis, Ng Tze Pin
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OBJECTIVE: Neuropeptide Y, a widely circulating neurotransmitter, plays a pivotal role in energy balance, immunomodulation and asthma, and several NPY polymorphisms are promising genetic risk factors for asthma and obesity. We explored the associations of candidate NPY gene polymorphisms with prevalent asthma and its relationship with obesity in young adult asthma patients free of other chronic medical morbidity....
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