Lack of association between adult asthma and the tumour necrosis factor α-308 polymorphism gene

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 604-608

  Louis, R ^a   Leyder, E ^a   Malaise, M ^b   Bartsch, P ^a   Louis, E ^b  

^a Dept of Pneumology ^*  (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asthma; Genetics; Phenotypes; Polymorphim; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASE PAIRING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033768794     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16d06.x     Document Type: Article

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