The IL-1β genotype carries asthma susceptibility only in men

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 514-516

  Karjalainen, Jussi ^a   Nieminen, Markku M ^a   Aromaa, Arpo ^b   Klaukka, Timo ^c   Hurme, Mikko ^a,d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; IL 1 ; Inflammation; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ALLELE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036006305     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.121948     Document Type: Article

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