Interactions between Glutathione S- Transferase P1, Tumor Necrosis Factor, and Traffic-Related Air Pollution for Development of Childhood Allergic Disease
Author(s) -
Erik Melén,
Fredrik Nyberg,
Cecilia M. Lindgren,
Niklas Berglind,
Marco Zucchelli,
Emma Nordling,
Jenny Hallberg,
Magnus Svartengren,
Ralf Morgenstern,
Juha Kere,
Tom Bellander,
Magnus Wickman,
Göran Pershagen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11117
Subject(s) - gstp1 , odds ratio , single nucleotide polymorphism , asthma , medicine , immunology , sensitization , genotype , biology , genetics , gene
Air pollutants may induce airway inflammation and sensitization due to generation of reactive oxygen species. The genetic background to these mechanisms could be important effect modifiers.
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