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Linkage of circulating eosinophils to markers on chromosome 5q.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 1998
Martinez F D, Solomon S, Holberg C J, Graves P E, Baldini M, Erickson R P
Abstract excerpt
Although peripheral blood eosinophilia is strongly associated with the risk of developing asthma, genetic determinants of eosinophilia have not been extensively studied. We used sib-pair analysis to assess linkage of circulating eosinophils (as a percent of total white blood cells [WBC]) to nine markers located in chromosome 5q31-33. The study was divided into two phases. Of 246 sib pairs available for the first...
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