Association of FcεR1-β polymorphisms with asthma and associated traits in Australian asthmatic families

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1555-1562

  Palmer, L J ^a,b,d   Rye, P J ^a   Gibson, N A ^a   Moffatt, M F ^c   Goldblatt, J ^a   Burton, P R ^a,b   Cookson, W O C M ^c   Lesouef P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Eosinophils; Fc R1 ; Genetics; IgE

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SPIROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RECEPTORS, IGE;

EID: 0032589441     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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