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Gene expression of the GATA-3 transcription factor is increased in atopic asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Feb 1999
Nakamura Y, Ghaffar O, Olivenstein R, Taha R A, Soussi-Gounni A, Zhang D H, Ray A, Hamid Q
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High expression of IL-5 by T cells in the airways of asthmatic individuals is believed to play a fundamental role in the eosinophilia associated with this disease. Recently, the transcription factor GATA-3 was shown to be critical for IL-5 gene expression in TH2 cells in vitro. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the expression of GATA-3 mRNA and its colocalization within the airways of asthmatic and...
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