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Genetics of rhinosinusitis.

Leandra Mfuna-Endam1, Yuan Zhang, Martin Y Desrosiers

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Centre de Recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada.

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
|April 19, 2011
PubMed
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Genetic factors contribute to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Studies identified specific gene variations and implicated the extracellular matrix, offering new research avenues for this common inflammatory condition.

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