Identification of missense mutation in the IL 12B gene: Lack of association between IL12B polymorphisms and asthma and allergic rhinitis in the Japanese population

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 401-403

  Noguchi, E ^a   Yokouchi, Y ^a   Shibasaki, M ^a   Kamioka, M ^a   Yamakawa Kobayashi, K ^a   Matsui, A ^a   Arinami, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Interleukin 12; Missense mutations; Polymorphisms; Transmission disequilibrium test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IL12B PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSENSE MUTATION; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P40; INTERLEUKINS; JAPAN; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0035513445     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363790     Document Type: Article

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