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From the following article:

Discovering susceptibility genes for asthma and allergy

Donata Vercelli

Nature Reviews Immunology 8, 169-182 (March 2008)

doi:10.1038/nri2257

Figure 1 - Discovering susceptibility genes for asthma and allergy

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Susceptibility genes for asthma and asthma-related traits.

Figure 2 - Discovering susceptibility genes for asthma and allergy

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Susceptibility genes for asthma and asthma-related traits.

Figure 3 - Discovering susceptibility genes for asthma and allergy

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Distinct variants of IL13 may synergize and increase susceptibility to allergic inflammation.

Figure 5 - Discovering susceptibility genes for asthma and allergy

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Effects of gene–gene interactions on asthma susceptibility.

Figure 6 - Discovering susceptibility genes for asthma and allergy

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Steps in the genome-wide association study that led to the identification of ORMDL3 as an asthma gene.