IL-4 receptor alpha chain genetic polymorphism and total IgE levels in the English population: Two-locus haplotypes are more informative than individuals SNPs

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 288-292

  Bottini, N ^a,b   Borgiani, P ^b   Otsu, A ^c   Saccucci, P ^b   Stefanini, L ^b   Greco, E ^b   Fontana, L ^b   Hopkin, J M ^a   Mao, X Q ^c   Shirakawa, Taro ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; IgE; IL 4 receptor

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLYCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; ISOLEUCINE; PROLINE; SERINE; VALINE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; ALPHA CHAIN; ATOPY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-4;

PSITTIROSTRA PSITTACEA;

EID: 0036556515     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.610408.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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