Mutational analysis of the high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor β subunit gene in asthma

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 409-412

  Dickson, Phillip W ^a,c   Wong, Zilla Y H ^a   Harrap, Stephen B ^a   Abramson, Michael J ^b   Walters, E Haydn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Fc RI gene; Genetics

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032898187     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.5.409     Document Type: Article

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