Article
Interaction between secondhand smoke exposure and IL-17 gene polymorphism in pediatric asthma.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Nov 2025
Oztosun Berrak, Baskan Azer Kilic, Kalayci Aysel, Ozceker Deniz, Seven Mehmet, Cokugras Haluk, Sakalli Ayse Ayzit Kilinc
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a multifactorial disease affecting approximately 300 million people worldwide. Multiple genes, environmental risk factors, and their interactions have been associated with asthma. Smoking triggers an IL-17-mediated inflammatory response. The IL-17-related inflammatory response may differ between individuals, and this difference is associated with IL-17 polymorphisms. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was...
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- Humans
- Asthma
- Tobacco Smoke Pollution
- Interleukin-17
- Male
- Female
