Gene Encoding Duffy Antigen/Receptor for Chemokines Is Associated with Asthma and IgE in Three Populations

Rationale: Asthma prevalence and severity are high among underserved minorities, including those of African descent. The Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines is the receptor for Plasmodium vivax on erythrocytes and functions as a chemokine-clearing receptor. Unlike European populations, decreased e...

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Main Authors: Vergara, Candelaria, Tsai, Yuhjung J., Grant, Audrey V., Rafaels, Nicholas, Gao, Li, Hand, Tracey, Stockton, Maria, Campbell, Monica, Mercado, Dilia, Faruque, Mezbah, Dunston, Georgia, Beaty, Terri H., Oliveira, Ricardo Riccio, Ponte, Eduardo V., Cruz, Alvaro A., Carvalho, Edgar, Araujo, Maria Ilma, Watson, Harold, Schleimer, Robert P., Caraballo, Luis, Nickel, Renate G., Mathias, Rasika A., Barnes, Kathleen C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Thoracic Society 2008
Subjects:
A. Asthma and Allergy
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582596/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18827265
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200801-182OC
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