A cluster of seven tightly linked polymorphisms in the IL-13 gene is associated with total serum IgE levels in three populations of white children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 506-513

  Graves, Penelope E ^a   Kabesch, Michael ^a,b   Halonen, Marilyn ^a   Holberg, Catharine J ^a   Baldini, Mauro ^a   Fritzsch, Christian ^c   Weiland, Stephan K ^d   Erickson, Robert P ^a   Von Mutius, Erika ^b   Martinez, Fernando D ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e Respiratory Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; IgE; IL 13; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 5Q; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034102759     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.104940     Document Type: Article

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