Polymorphisms in the IL18 gene are associated with specific sensitization to common allergens and allergic rhinitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Kruse, Susanne ^a   Kuehr, Joachim ^a   Moseler, Michael ^a   Kopp, Matthias V ^a   Kurz, Thorsten ^a   Deichmann, Klaus A ^a   Foster, Paul S ^b   Mattes, Joerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; IgE; IL 18; Polymorphisms; Rhinitis; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GENOMIC DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; ALLELE; EXON; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MUTATION; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PROMOTER REGION;

ALLELES; ALLERGENS; EXONS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INTERLEUKIN-18; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0037247362     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.43     Document Type: Article

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