The inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) gene promoter polymorphisms and allergic disorders in the Central European population

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IZAKOVIČOVÁ HOLLÁ Lydie STEJSKALOVÁ Andrea BUČKOVÁ Dana SCHÜLLER Marcel ZNOJIL Vladimír VAŠKŮ Anna

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference European Respiratory Journal
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Faculty of Medicine

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Field Pneumology
Keywords polymorphism gene asthma allergy
Description Several studies have shown that nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in the regulation of the Th1/Th2 balance. To assess the hypothesis that nitric oxide is critical in the pathogenesis of allergy, we analysed genetic variations in the promoter region of the NOS2 gene in the Czech population.
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