Genetics and bronchial asthma: What is new?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 16, 1997, Pages 80-81

  Barnes, K C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ALLELE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; FORECASTING; GENETICS; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 0031426459     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1950230847     Document Type: Conference Paper

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