The C-159T polymorphism in the CD14 promoter is associated with serum total IgE concentration in atopic Chinese children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-260

  Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Tang, Nelson L S ^a   Sung, Ying Man ^a   Li, Albert M ^a   Wong, Gary W K ^a   Chan, Iris H S ^a   Lam, Christopher W K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopy; CD14; Chinese; Immunoglobulin E

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CD14 ANTIGEN; GENOMIC DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CAT; CHILD; CHINESE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MOULD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPIROMETRY; TH1 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, CD14; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENOTYPE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0041427913     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2003.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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