Polymorphism in the gene regulatory region of MCP-1 is associated with asthma susceptibility and severity

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 375-381

  Szalai, Csaba ^a,b   Kozma, Gergely T ^b   Nagy, Adrienne ^c   Bojszkó, Ágnes ^a   Krikovszky, Dóra ^b   Szabó, Teréz ^a   Falus, András ^b  

^a Heim Pál Pediatric Hospital   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c Budai Pediatric Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Chemokines; Eosinophils; MCP 1; Polymorphism; RANTES

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; RANTES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE;

EID: 0034820353     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.117930     Document Type: Article

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