Novel polymorphism in the 5'-untranslated region of the interleukin-4 gene

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 352-353

  Takabayashi, Akira ^a   Ihara, Kenji ^a   Sasaki, Yuka ^a   Kusuhara, Koichi ^a   Nishima, Sankei ^b   Hara, Toshiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic asthma; Interleukin 4 gene; Polymorphism; Translation

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; JAPAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TATA BOX;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CODON; EXONS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; JAPAN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032860665     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380050176     Document Type: Article

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