Independent inheritance of serum Immunoglobulin E concentrations and airway responsiveness

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1836-1843

  Palmer, Lyle J ^a,b,c,d   Burton, Paul R ^a,b,c   Faux, Jennie A ^a,b,c   James, Alan L ^a,b,c   Musk, A William ^a,b,c   Cookson, William O C M ^a,b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INHALATION TEST; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0034046480     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.6.9805104     Document Type: Article

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