Association analysis of polymorphisms in the interleukin-4 receptor (alpha) gene with atopic asthma in patients from western Mexico

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 375-378

  Mujica Lopez K I ^a   Flores Martinez S E ^a   Ramos Zepeda, R ^a   Castaneda Ramos S A ^b   Gazca Aguilar, A ^b   Garcia Perez J ^c   Sanchez Corona J ^a,c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYSTINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; ISOLEUCINE; PROLINE; SERINE; VALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE; HUMAN; MEXICO; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASTHMA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-4; MEXICO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-4;

EID: 0036401578     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.2002.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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