Evidence for major genetic control of wheeze in relation to history of respiratory allergy: Humboldt family study

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 485-491

  Chen, Yue ^a   Rennie, Donna C ^b   Lockinger, Lori A ^b   Dosman, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Families; Genetics; Respiratory; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SASKATCHEWAN; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032539576     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19980217)75:5<485::AID-AJMG6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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