Histamine N-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: Association of a common functional polymorphism with asthma

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 261-266

  Yan, Lan ^a   Galinsky, Raymond E ^b   Bernstein, Jonathan A ^c   Liggett, Stephen B ^d   Weinshilboum, Richard M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ISOLEUCINE; THREONINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HISTAMINE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARMACOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0034007891     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-200004000-00007     Document Type: Article

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