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An analysis with sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes of the association between aspirin-induced asthma and antigens of the HLA system.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jul 1993
Lympany P A, Welsh K I, Christie P E, Schmitz-Schumann M, Kemeny D M, Lee T H
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BACKGROUND: Previous work has suggested that in addition to environmental influences, there is a genetic predisposition for the development of both asthma and atopy. A subset of asthmatic subjects who are intolerant to aspirin has been identified. A previous study has suggested that there is an association between aspirin sensitivity and HLA-DQw2. METHODS: To further assess this association, we studied two...
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