Genetics of asthma: A review

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1397-1408

  Manian, Prasad ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DNA; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 5Q; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0030695137     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.5.1397     Document Type: Article

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