Tumour Necrosis Factor haplotypes and asthma

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 551-554

  Moffatt, Miriam F ^a   Cookson, William O C M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0030942229     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.4.551     Document Type: Article

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