Increased noneosinophilic nasal polyps in chronic rhinosinusitis in US second-generation Asians suggest genetic regulation of eosinophilia.
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Abstract
In this study we found a significantly lower eosinophilia in nasal polyps surgically removed from second-generation Asian patients, similar to studies of native-born patients in Asian countries, suggesting the hypothesis that there may be genetic regulation of eosinophilia.
Medical subject headings
- Asian
- Eosinophilia
- Nasal Polyps
- Rhinitis
- Sinusitis