Article
Association of IL-13 rs20541 and rs1295686 variants with symptomatic asthma in a Saudi Arabian population.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Nov 2018
Halwani Rabih, Vazquez-Tello Alejandro, Kenana Rosan, Al-Otaibi Maram, Alhasan Khalid A, Shakoor Zahid, Al-Muhsen Saleh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin 13 (IL-13) plays a critical pro-inflammatory role in asthma. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with asthma susceptibility in specific populations; however, further replicative studies in other ethnic groups are mandatory. METHODS: The association between IL-13 SNPs rs762534, rs20541, rs1295686, and rs1800925 (risk alleles A, A, T, and A, respectively) and asthma...
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