Cargando…

Association of a PAI-1 Gene Polymorphism and Early Life Infections with Asthma Risk, Exacerbations, and Reduced Lung Function

BACKGROUND: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is induced in airways by virus and may mediate asthmatic airway remodeling. We sought to evaluate if genetic variants and early life lower respiratory infections jointly affect asthma risk. METHODS: We included Latino children, adolescents, and y...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cho, Seong H., Min, Jin-Young, Kim, Dong Young, Oh, Sam S., Torgerson, Dara R., Pino-Yanes, Maria, Hu, Donglei, Sen, Saunak, Huntsman, Scott, Eng, Celeste, Farber, Harold J., Rodriguez-Cintron, William, Rodriguez-Santana, Jose R., Serebrisky, Denise, Thyne, Shannon M., Borrell, Luisa N., Williams, L. Keoki, DuPont, William, Seibold, Max A., Burchard, Esteban G., Avila, Pedro C., Kumar, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4996454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27556405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157848