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Variations in Receptor Gene Contribute to Asthma Exacerbations
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Title Variations in Receptor Gene Contribute to Asthma Exacerbations
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569075?src=rss
Description Variations in FCER2, the low-affinity IgE receptor gene, are associated with an increase in severe exacerbations in children with asthma, according to findings from the Childhood Asthma Management Program. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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Date Jan 23, 2008
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