Promoter polymorphism in the candidate genes, IL-4, IL-9, TGF-β1, for atopy and asthma

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 268-270

  Rosenwasser, Lanny J ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Cytokines; Promoter polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 9; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0032915980     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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