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Role of offending out-door aero-allergen and CD14 C(-159)T polymorphism in development and severity of asthma in a Kolkata patient population.
African health sciences - 1 Dec 2017
Dutta Shampa, Mondal Priti, Saha Nimai Chandra, Moitra Saibal, Podder Sanjoy, Ghosh Amlan, Saha Goutam Kumar
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OBJECTIVE: Present study involved identification of offending out-door aero-allergens and associated genetic pathway in nasso-bronchial asthma among Kolkata population. METHODS: Skin-prick test was done among 950 asthmatic patients against 11 common aero-allergens and total serum IgE concentration was measured. PCR-RFLP was done in patients and non-asthmatic control (n=220 in each) to characterize functional...
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