Association of genetic variants in chromosome 17q21 and adult-onset asthma in a Chinese Han population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genome-wide association studies of asthma have identified a novel region containing <it>ORMDL3 </it>at chromosome 17q21 that is strongly associated with childhood-onset asthma and significantly linked to <it>ORMDL3...

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Main Authors: Gong Yaoqin, Wang Aihua, Zhao Hailing, Fang QiuRong, Liu Qiji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/12/133