Familial aggregation and segregation analysis of eosinophil levels

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1604-1610

  Holberg, Catharine J ^a   Halonen, Marilyn ^a   Wright, Anne L ^a   Martinez, Fernando D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EOSINOPHIL; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032718862     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.5.9807043     Document Type: Article

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