Asthma and TNF variants in Chinese and Malays

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 402-

  Tan, E C ^b   Lee, B W ^b   Tay, A W N ^b   Chew, F T ^b   Tay, A H N ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alleles; Asthma; Haplotypes; Lymphotoxin; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE; LYMPHOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ASIAN; ASTHMA; CHINESE; HAPLOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0006733109     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00082.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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