Recent advances in the genetics of allergy and asthma

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 264-273

  Anderson, Gavin G ^b   Cookson, William O C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; INCIDENCE; INHERITANCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RHINITIS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MICE;

EID: 0033153197     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(99)01479-3     Document Type: Review

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