A variant in the gene for GM-CSF, I117T, is associated with atopic asthma in a Swiss population of asthmatic children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 247-248

  Rohrbach, Marianne ^a,c   Frey, Urs ^b   Kraemer, Richard ^b   Liechti Gallati, Sabina ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Research ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032856122     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70147-8     Document Type: Article

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