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Human leukocyte antigen-G 3' untranslated region polymorphisms are associated with asthma severity.
Molecular immunology - 1 Sept 2018
Alves Cinthia C, Arruda Luísa K P, Oliveira Fabíola R, Massaro Juliana D, Aquino Beatriz J, Paz Michelle A, Castelli Erick C, Mendes-Junior Celso T, Donadi Eduardo A
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Asthma is a genetically complex chronic inflammatory airway disorder, and according to disease pathogenesis, clinical manifestations may vary according to asthma severity. A gene region close to the human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) gene was identified as an independent susceptibility marker for asthma. Considering that the HLA-G immune checkpoint molecule may modulate inflammation, we evaluated the diversity of...
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