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Acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) and chitotriosidase (ChT) have chitinolytic activity, but little is known about their roles in nasal polyps.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>STUDY DESIGN<\/jats:title><jats:p>A prospective controlled study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>SETTING<\/jats:title><jats:p>A tertiary referral center.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>SUBJECTS AND METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nineteen subjects with nasal polyps and 12 subjects with deviated nasal septums were recruited to obtain inferior turbinate mucosa samples. The expression levels of AMCase and ChT were compared in nasal polyp and inferior turbinate tissue samples. The tissue samples were analyzed by reverse transcription\u2010polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemical staining.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>AMCase and ChT were detected in all nasal polyps and inferior turbinate tissues. 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