A neuronal NO synthase (NOS1) gene polymorphism is associated with asthma

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 391-394

  Grasemann, H ^a   Yandava, C N ^a   Storm Van'S Gravesande, K ^a   Deykin, A ^a   Pillari, A ^a   Ma, J ^a   Sonna, L A ^b   Lilly, C ^a   Stampfer, M J ^a   Israel, E ^a   Silverman, E K ^a   Drazen, J M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b U States Army Res Inst EM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Case control association analysis; Neuronal NO synthase gene; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NERVE PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034616690     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2794     Document Type: Article

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