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A meta-analysis of the association between CTLA-4 genetic polymorphism and susceptibility of asthma.
Medicine - 1 Jul 2018
Zheng Yan, Wang Hongluan, Luo Linlin, Liao Liyang, You Luxia, Wang Jun, Li Qiugen
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BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have reported an association between cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene (CTLA4) polymorphism and susceptibility to asthma, in different populations, but the results have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis of 19 published case-control studies to obtain a reasonably accurate estimation of the relationship between CTLA4 polymorphism and asthma. METHODS: We...
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