Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of the human adenosine A2B receptor gene: Prevalence of SNPs in asthmatics and normal subjects

Gene Function and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 87-92

  Van Heeke, Gino ^a   Seamons, Rachael ^a   Metais, Jean Yves ^a   Fozard, John R ^b   Goff, Stephen ^c   Wheatley, Amanda ^d   Dewar, Jane ^d   Hall, Ian P ^d  

^a NOVARTIS HORSHAM RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^d NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine A2B receptors; Asthma; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A2B RECEPTOR; DNA;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG RESPONSE; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; POPULATION; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0036991319     PISSN: 14387506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gnfd.200290003     Document Type: Article

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