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Association of alpha globin gene copy number with exhaled nitric oxide in a cross-sectional study of healthy Black adults.
BMJ open respiratory research - 20 Dec 2023
Ruhl A Parker, Jackson Jarrett M, Carhuas Carlos J, Niño de Rivera Jessica G, Fay Michael P, Weinberg J Brice, Que Loretta G, Ackerman Hans C
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INTRODUCTION: The genetic determinants of fractional exhalation of nitric oxide (FeNO), a marker of lung inflammation, are understudied in Black individuals. Alpha globin (HBA) restricts nitric oxide signalling in arterial endothelial cells via interactions with nitric oxide synthase; however, its role in regulating the release of NO from respiratory epithelium is less well understood. We hypothesised that an HBA...
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