Neuronal NO synthase (NOS1) is a major candidate gene for asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Supplement

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 39-41

  Grasemann, H ^a   Yandava, C N ^a   Drazen, J M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Association study; Asthma; Case control study; Chromosome 12q; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; NOS1 gene; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ALLELE; ASTHMA; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; EXONS; HUMANS; MUTATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

EID: 0033458770     PISSN: 09602178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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