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Effect of prenatal antioxidant intake on infants' respiratory infection is modified by a CD14 polymorphism.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP - 1 Apr 2017
Hong Seo Ah, Lee Eun, Kwon Sung Ok, Kim Kyung Won, Shin Youn Ho, Ahn Kang Mo, Kim Eun-Jin, Lee Jeom-Gyu, Oh Se-Young, Hong Soo-Jong
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BACKGROUND: Prenatal maternal diet may influence disease susceptibility in offspring with specific genetic backgrounds. We hypothesized that interactions between prenatal antioxidant intake and polymorphisms in immunity genes influence respiratory tract infection (RTI) susceptibility in infants at 12 months of age. METHODS: This study included 550 infants. In the Cohort for Childhood Origin of Asthma and Allergic...
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