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L Akhabir

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Hui C, Yu A, Heroux D, Akhabir L, Sandford A, Neighbour H, et al.
Mucosal Immunol . 2014 Dec; 8(5):993-9. PMID: 25515628
Recent candidate gene and genome-wide association studies have identified "protective" associations between the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1837253 in the TSLP gene and risk for allergy, asthma, and airway hyperresponsiveness. The...
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Aminuddin F, Akhabir L, Stefanowicz D, Pare P, Connett J, Anthonisen N, et al.
Hum Genet . 2011 Dec; 131(7):1105-14. PMID: 22200767
Two primary chitinases have been identified in humans--acid mammalian chitinase (AMCase) and chitotriosidase (CHIT1). Mammalian chitinases have been observed to affect the host's immune response. The aim of this study...
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Park J, Yung R, Stefanowicz D, Shumansky K, Akhabir L, Durie P, et al.
Genes Immun . 2011 Jan; 12(5):370-7. PMID: 21270830
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common life-shortening genetic disorders, and the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is the major causal gene. However, a substantial clinical variability among...
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He J, Foreman M, Shumansky K, Zhang X, Akhabir L, Sin D, et al.
Thorax . 2009 Apr; 64(8):698-704. PMID: 19359268
Background: Interleukin-6 (IL6) is a pleiotropic pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory cytokine which probably plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is a functional single...