Association of atopic dermatitis to the beta subunit of the high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 182-187

  Cox, H E ^a,b   Moffatt, M F ^a   Faux, J A ^a   Walley, A J ^a   Coleman, R ^b   Trembath, R C ^c   Cookson, W O C M ^a   Harper, J I ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 11Q; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, IGE;

EID: 0031951481     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02108.x     Document Type: Article

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