Genetics of inflammation and atopy

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 256-258

  Hurme, Mikko ^a   Pessi, Tanja ^a   Karjalainen, Jussi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopy; Gene polymorphism; Inflammation; Interleukin

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; ECZEMA; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HAY FEVER; IMMUNOGENETICS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION;

EID: 0038727732     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890310000682     Document Type: Short Survey

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