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A passenger strand variant in miR-196a2 contributes to asthma severity in children and adolescents: A preliminary study.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire - 1 Aug 2016
Hussein Mohammad H, Toraih Eman A, Aly Nagwa M, Riad Eman, Fawzy Manal S
Abstract excerpt
There is emerging evidence to support the role of microRNAs in allergic airway diseases and inflammation. Genetic variants in microRNA genes might affect microRNA-mediated cell regulation. This preliminary study was designed to investigate the association of the microRNA-196a2 rs11614913 (C/T) polymorphism with susceptibility to asthma and clinical outcomes in children and adolescents. Genotyping of rs11614913...
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