Absence of association between a variant of the mast cell chymase gene and atopic dermatitis in an italian population

Human Heredity

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 177-179

  Pascale, E ^a   Tarani, L ^b   Meglio, P ^b   Businco, L ^b   Battiloro, E ^a   Cimino Reale, G ^d   Verna, R ^b   D'ambrosio, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ASO; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; Mast cell chymase

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAST CELL; POPULATION GENETICS; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHYMASES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035104268     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053339     Document Type: Article

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