Association between plasma CC16 levels, the A38G polymorphism, and asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 124-127

  Laing, Ingrid A ^a,b,c,d   Hermans, Cedric ^a,b,c,d   Bernard, Alfred ^a,b,c,d   Burton, Paul R ^a,b,c,d   Goldblatt, Jack ^a,b,c,d   Le Souëf, Peter N ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLARA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033957942     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.1.9904073     Document Type: Article

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